Right to carry forward of vacancies for Scheduled Castes not to be affected.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of this Act or in the 1994 Act or the 2006 Act or in any other law for the time being in force, or in any judgment, decree or order of any court or other authority, having regard to the social and educational backwardness of Arunthathiyars, where seats, appointments or posts reserved for Arunthathiyars remain unfilled for want of adequate number of qualified candidates, it shall be filled up by Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars with no carry forward of vacancies for Arunthathiyars and the entire reservation of eighteen per cent for Scheduled Castes shall be filled up in the year of actual vacancy subject to the availability of Scheduled Castes candidates and the preference given to Arunthathiyars shall not, in any way, affect the existing principle of carry forward of vacancies for Scheduled Castes in general.