The President of India may resign from his/her office by writing under

The President of India may resign from his/her office by writing under his/her hand. To whom of the following is his/her resignation addressed to?

[amp_mcq option1=”The Chief Justice of India” option2=”The senior most available Judge of the Supreme Court, in the absence of the Chief Justice of India” option3=”The Vice President of India” option4=”The Speaker of the Lok Sabha” correct=”option3″]

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According to Article 56(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office. The Vice-President is required to immediately communicate this to the Speaker of the House of the People.
The President addresses his/her resignation letter to the Vice-President of India.
The Vice-President performs the duties of the President in case of a vacancy in the office of the President due to death, resignation, removal, or otherwise (Article 65). The Vice-President continues to act as President until a new President is elected and enters upon his office.