Section 12(2) in The Orissa Finance Service Rules, 1979
(2)[(a) The selection of persons for inclusion in the list for promotion under Clause (b) of Sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 shall be based on merit and suitability with due regard to seniority in their respective cadres.(b)The selection of persons for inclusion in the lists for promotion under Sub-rules (2), (3) and (4) of Rule 3 shall be based on merit and suitability with due regard to seniority. The names of the officers included in every such list shall be arranged in the order of their seniority in the cadre from which they are selected for promotion :Provided that any junior officer, who, in the opinion of the Selection Board, is of exceptional merit and suitability, may be assigned a place in the list higher than that of the officers senior to him.(c)The selection of persons for, inclusion in the list for appointment by selection under Clause (c) of Sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 shall be on the basis of outstanding merit and ability.]
