Section 10(6) in The Orissa Secretariat Service Rules, 1980
(6)Names of officers considered fit for promotion to any grade in the service shall ordinarily be arranged in the order of their respective position in the list prepared under Rule 7 or in the gradation list of eligible grade, as the case may be :Provided that any officer, who is of exceptional merit may be assigned a place higher than that of officers senior to him in the list prepared under Rule 7 or in the gradation list of the eligible grade, as the case may be.
