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are in office, have to be treated differently from the States not conforming to these standards. In all these cases our control will be exercised in varying degrees according to the requirements of each case. The proviso to the Article gives us the necessary discretion to deal with each case on its merits.

I hope this statement which embodies our considered policy will allay any apprehension which the Governments of any of these States may have concerning this Article."

(2) The position of the Rajpramukh.

Articles 155, 156 and 157 which govern the appointment of the Provincial Governors, terms of their office and their qualifications, do not apply to the Rajpramukhs. However, the term "Rajpramukh" which is to be substituted for the term "Governor" in so far as the provisions of Part VI are to be applied to States specified in Part B, has been defined as follows:—

" 'Rajpramukh' means:

(a) in relation to the State of Hyderabad, the person who for the time being is recognised by the President as the Nizam of Hyderabad;

(b) in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir or the State of Mysore, the person who for the time being is recognised by the President as the Maharaja of that State; and

(c) in relation to any other State specified in Part B of the First Schedule, the person who for the time being is recognised by the President as the Rajpramukh of that State,

and includes in relation to any of the said States any person for the time being recognised by the President as competent to exercise the powers of the Rajpramukh in relation to that State".

The position therefore is that, while the Governor of a Province is to be appointed by the President, so too the Rajpramukh has been defined to be the person for the time being recognised by the President as such. It follows that, while a Governor could be removed for violating the Constitution or for misconduct in the event of the Rajpramukh acting in such irresponsible manner, the President may be trusted to withdraw his original recognition and to recognise a suitable successor.

In Part A States the salary and allowances of the Governor are charged on the revenues and do not require to be voted each year. Similarly, it has