#mutation validity

Revenue mutations under the Agrarian Reforms Act attain finality once unchallenged through proper channels, and writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked to overturn them in possession disputes. This shields land records from collateral litigation, directing aggrieved parties to exhaust statutory revenue remedies first - a critical check on judicial overreach into administrative domain.

Long-term possession of state land, even backed by a civil court decree, does not create legal title under revenue law. The J&K and Ladakh High Court has ruled that unauthorized mutations are void ab initio and eviction is mandatory, reinforcing that revenue records are the sole authoritative source of land title in state-owned property disputes.