Srinagar, Dec. 2 -- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has ruled that the jurisdiction of the civil court is superior to, and overrides that of the Revenue Department authorities.

The court was disposing of a petition about the ingress and egress via a patch of land at Nawlari, Pattan, disputed between two residents of the village.

It held "the jurisdiction of the civil court is superior to, and overrides, that of the revenue authorities, particularly in matters concerning title, possession, or any civil rights in respect of immovable property."

The two kanal land belonged to Abdul Rashid Khan, and his neighbour, Bashir Ahmad Ganie, claimed rights of a pathway through the land. The owner challenged the claims of Bashir Ahmed in a civil c...