#civil court supremacy

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that revenue authorities cannot adjudicate disputes over death claims predating consent for mutation, as such matters fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of civil courts. The judgment underscores that mutation proceedings cannot resolve contentious issues like fraud or forgery, protecting parties from procedural overreach by revenue courts.

Madhya Pradesh High Court reaffirms that civil court decrees validating a Will override revenue authority mutation orders, even when revenue appellate orders ignore judicial findings. The ruling reinforces the supremacy of civil courts in inheritance disputes, impacting property mutation proceedings under disputed wills.