The Supreme Court of India disposed the Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 20252/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 16-10-2025 in WP No. 1215/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Goa. Petitioners: Jose Antonio De Mello & Ors.; Respondents: Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Educational Research & Ors. Applications filed: IA No. 199062/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 199063/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 199061/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment). Hearing date: 14-08-2026. Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe. Counsel for petitioners included Sr. Adv. Shoeb Alam, AOR Ishaan George, among others; counsel for respondents included Mr. Dipesh Sinha, AOR, and others. Order: 1) Delay condoned. 2) Court not inclined to interfere with the High Court judgment; observations in the impugned order will have no bearing on criminal proceedings. 3) Special Leave Petition dismissed. 4) Any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of. Signed by Kapil Tandon and Nidhi Wason, Court Master (SH) Assistant Registrar. This content may not be financially relevant.