B.V. Nagarathna, J.

These intra-court appeals are preferred by the petitioner in Writ Petition No.9941 of 2015 and Writ Petition No.50774 of 2016, being aggrieved by order dated 14th March, 2018 by which the writ petitions were dismissed. The first writ petition was dismissed inter alia, on the ground of delay and laches and consequently the second writ petition was rejected as not surviving for consideration.

2. We have heard the petitioner who has appeared in-person, Sri C. Shashikantha, learned Assistant Solicitor General in both the appeals and Sri.S.R. Dodawad, learned counsel for respondent No.5 in Writ Appeal Nos.1555-1556 of 2018 and perused the material on record as well as the original file.

FACTUAL MATRIX:

3. In Writ Petition No.9941 of 2015, petitioner assailed letter bearing No.20/16/2009-EO(SM)II, dated 4th March, 2010 (Annexure - F) of the Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet ("ACC" for the sake of convenience); appointment letter bearing No.3/17/2007-T&R, dated 22nd March, 2010 of the Director of Ministry of Power, New Delhi (Annexure -