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Post and vacancy, the expressions 'posts' and 'vacancies', often used in the executive instructions providing for reservations, are rather problemat-ical. The word 'post' means an appointment, job, office or employment. A position to which a person is appointed. 'Vacancy' means an unoccupied post or office. The plain meaning of the two expressions make it clear that there must be a 'post' in existence to enable the 'vacancy' to occur, R.K. Sabharwal v. State of Punjab, (1995) 2 SCC 745 (751).