Prohibition of appointment of others.

(1) No post in public service reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Backward Classes or Women shall be filled in violation of the rule of reservation: Provided that where no qualified and eligible person is available from among the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Backward Classes or Women as the case may be, for recruitment to a reserved post, such posts shall be kept vacant and the vacancy shall be renotified for recruitment till a qualified and eligible person is available: Provided further that if no qualified and eligible person is available from among the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe or Backward Class or Women, as the case may be, for recruitment to a reserved post the Government is competent to exempt any post from the operation of rule of reservation and to appoint any other person in such a manner as may be prescribed.