As the Ministers appointed by the Governor-General and as they are constitutionally to hold office “during his pleasure”, as soon as the office of the Governor-General becomes defunct, he ceases to be subject to any pleasure or pain and therefore the Ministers will no longer continue to hold office during his pleasure. Somebody else’s pleasure–his successor’s pleasure–comes to occupy the field. Pleasure is a personal factor and the successor’s pleasure will not necessarily agree with that of his predecessor. Therefore the new President should appoint or reappoint the Ministers to indicate his own pleasure. Till the appointment is made, the old Ministry may at the most function as a Care-taker Ministry.
