The order was passed against a five-year old petition filed by former BJP MP BP Singhal demanding the deletion of Governors of UP, Gujarat, Haryana and Goa. The Five- bench Constitution said that a Governor can be replaced only under special circumstances such as and misconducts or misdeeds.
A Governor cannot be replaced just because he or she does not synch with the party in power. They are not just mere employees of the Union Government and is not expected to implement according to the interests of the party in power. Incase a governor is removed on the following grounds it would be considered illegal. The court declared that if any offended governor feel that he or she has been removed on capricious or one’s will, the President would be asked to disclose the valid reason for the same. If the President fails do so, the court would interfere with the matter.
The Supreme Court said that respected elder statesman, administrators and eminent personalities were appointed as Governors. Some of them might have political backgrounds, but once they are appointed they are believed to be loyal and committed to the Constitution and to any political party. The central government had disputed that the governor was a link between the Centre and the State and there should be harmony between the two offices for good supremacy.

Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, he said: “I have done nothing improper, unethical and much less illegal …. I have requested the Prime Minister to investigate thoroughly the charges against me.” He added that it is important that his name is cleared as he had lived a life of probity throughout his career abroad.
Pointing out that he has no desire to be an embarrassment to the government,” he added that his resignation would strengthen the hands of the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues to go deeper into the relevant issues.
Tharoor made his statement after he met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is the leader of the House in Lok Sabha, and sought permission to speak.

According to reports quoting the PMO sources, the Home Minister gave his resignation in writing but the Prime Minister rejected it.
Chidambaram is said to have offered to quit in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi soon after the massacre of 75 personnel from CRPF’s 62nd Battalion and one Chhattisgarh policemen by Maoists in Dantewada on Tuesday.
Speaking at a CRPF function in New Delhi, Chidambaram took full responsibility for the attack, Chidambaram said the “buck stops at my desk. “I have been asked directly or indirectly where the buck stops for what happened in Dantewada. I have no hesitation saying the buck stops at my desk,” he has been quoted as saying. Chiadambaram said: “I accept full responsibility for what happened in Dantewada. Immediately on my return from Chhattisgarh, I called on the Prime Minister and gave it in writing that I accept full responsibility for what happened and I think I will stop there.”

Signs of trouble had been there since morning when a handful of MPs noisily voiced their protest against the passing the Women’s Bill.The protests continued when the house reassembled. About 10 MPs, including Akhtar and JD-U’s Ali, advanced towards the chairman’s podium shouting slogans like “Tanashahi nahi chalegi” (Down with dictatorship). Amid the pandemonium, Ansari called for official papers to be laid following which Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithiviraj Chavan moved a resolution for suspending the seven MPs. The resolution was passed by voice vote.

The violent protests by the Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal-United and the Rashtriya Janata Dal had on Monday blocked voting on the Bill that had promised 33 percent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.

The three leaders, Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP), Sharad Yadav(JD-United) and Lalu Prasad (RJD) had asked the Prime Minister to convene an all party meeting to discuss the issues relating to the Bill, as they said that the Bill cannot be passed in its current form.

Party leader Pramod Mahajan, on Wednesday died in a hospital in neighbouring Thane following prolonged illness and hospitalisation, doctors said.

Pravin, 50, who was out on furlough (special leave), was admitted to the Jupiter hospital in December last year following bleeding in the brain.

Since then, he had been in coma and never recovered, said Dr B D Pathak of Jupiter hospital.

Pravin, who was serving his life imprisonment, is survived by his wife and two children Kapil and Vaishali both of whom are college students.

On April 22, 2006, Pravin drove to the Worli residence of elder brother and prominent BJP leader Pramod Mahajan.

After a brief and tense conversation, Pravin, who was carrying a licensed revolver, shot Pramod and then went to police station where he surrendered.

On December 18, 2007, he was convicted by a sessions court and sentenced to life imprisonment.

In November last year, he was released on furlough. Just when the 14-day leave was about to expire, he complained of headache and blood pressure and was taken on December 11 night to Jupiter hospital in Thane.

She is expected to step down from the post on the opening day of the Budget session of the Assembly from Monday, he said.

Raje had sent her resignation to the party high command on October 23 last year but it was not forwarded to speaker Deependra Singh Shekhawat.

The BJP central leadership had asked Raje to quit the post in August following BJP’ s poor performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.

He said that Raje decided to quit after holding discussion with some of her loyalists late Sunday night.

The 44-year-old superstar said what hurt him most was the fact that his “Indian-ness” was questioned again and again.

Khan said that he would have apologised to Shiv Sena if the content of his film, released on February 12, was found to be offensive but did not do so because he didn’t understand the “logic” behind their anger.

“If they had a problem with my film, I would have apologised. I have done so earlier because I do not want to offend anyone with my films, my aim is to entertain. But this was about who I am as a person and my Indianness and I was hurt that I had to clarify it again and again,” said Khan in an interaction with a TV channel.

The actor said that he has “great respect” for the Sena leaders but feels that politics and patriotism should not have been mixed with entertainment.

“They are much older than me and I have great respect for them. But I did not understand why was the film dragged in between. I am one of those who believe that entertainment and politics should not be mixed,” he said.

“I did not understand why was my Indian-ness questioned. My father is a freedom fighter and I am proud of that,” he added

The tall leader from Tamil Nadu has not returned home since February 11, according to his wife in a complaint filed with police in Chennai

The decision to remove Varadarajan, a national secretary of CITU and a central committee member of CPM, from all party posts was taken by the CPM central committee which met in Kolkata in the first week of February. The party, however, did not make its decision public. No reason was given for the removal, according to The Indian Express newspaper.

Reasons related to his personal life and conduct was one reason for Varadarajan’s removal, the report quoted a senior politburo member as saying.

Meanwhile, T. Rajendran, Chennai City Police Commissioner said a special team of the Crime Branch has started investigating into the complaint filed by Varadarajan’s wife Saraswati. Though party leaders and Saraswati had filed complaints with the City Police Commissioner a few days ago, the media learnt of it only on Thursday when a local Tamil weekly published two unsigned letters, purportedly written by `WR’, stating that his body be donated for research and belongings to the party.

The report, published with a screaming headline asking whether the leader had committed suicide, led to wild rumours though police downplayed such theories. According to officials, Varadarajan had a dispute with his wife following which he left home and had not returned since then.

Sources in Tamil Nadu CPM said Varadarajan was expelled following complaints from his wife.