[1] In India, a lieutenant governor (LG) or administrator is the constitutional head of one the eight union territories.

A lieutenant governor heads the five union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands,[2] Ladakh,[3] Jammu and Kashmir,[4] Delhi[5][6] and Puducherry,[7] and an administrator heads the three union territories of Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep.

The case would be decided by the courts based on the facts furnished by the union government for the governor's role.

As clarified by the Supreme Court in the case 'Rameshwar Prasad & Ors vs. Union of India & ANR, though governor cannot be prosecuted and imprisoned during their tenure, the governor can be prosecuted after stepping down from the post for the guilt committed during their term of governorship as declared earlier by the courts.

[59] Political observers have described governorship as "plush old age homes" wherein the governor does not stay impartial and act against popular state leaders.

[60] In January 2014, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) approached the Union Law Ministry under the UPA Government to record statements of West Bengal governor M. K. Narayanan and Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo.

[61] Their statements were considered vital as Narayanan was National Security Adviser and Wanchoo was Chief of Special Protection Group (SPG) at the time of signing of contract with AgustaWestland.

[63][64] Arunachal Pradesh governor who is also appointed by the ruling party at the center, has been sacked by the president after the Supreme Court has quashed his unconstitutional acts.