Section 6(2) in Orissa Superior Judicial Service and Orissa Judicial Service Rules, 2007
(2)Fifty per centum of the posts in the cadre of District Judges shall be filled up by promotion from the cadre of Senior Civil Judges having not less than three years of qualifying service as Senior Civil Judges on the basis of merit-cum-seniority and passing of suitability test to be decided by the High Court.
