Yes, and seeking a stay on mutation proceedings is a strategically important step that clients in Mumbai often overlook while focused on the main property dispute, even though pending mutation changes can create real complications if left unaddressed during litigation. While a civil court generally does not have direct administrative control over revenue or municipal mutation records, it does have the power under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to injunct a party from taking or pursuing mutation action that would prejudice the rights being litigated, effectively achieving a stay on the mutation process itself.

The typical scenario where this becomes necessary is when one party to a property dispute attempts to get mutation entries changed in their favour while the underlying ownership question remains pending before the civil court — since mutation entries, while not conclusive proof of title, do carry meaningful evidentiary and practical significance, allowing an opposing party to unilaterally alter mutation records during litigation can create genuine complications, particularly for future transactions, loans, or dealings involving the property. Courts recognise this risk and generally grant a stay on mutation proceedings where a genuine, bona fide dispute over title or succession is already pending before them.

To seek such a stay, the applicant typically files an application for temporary injunction specifically restraining the opposing party from applying for or pursuing mutation changes, and separately, many litigants also directly approach the revenue or municipal authority conducting the mutation proceedings, informing them of the pending civil litigation and requesting that mutation be kept in abeyance until the court decides the underlying dispute — most municipal and revenue authorities in Mumbai follow this practice as a matter of administrative caution once they're made aware of pending litigation, since proceeding with mutation despite known litigation can later be challenged as improper.

Courts have consistently held that revenue or mutation authorities should ideally await the civil court's decision on genuine title disputes rather than making independent determinations that could later conflict with the court's findings, since mutation authorities lack the judicial mechanism to properly adjudicate contested title questions the way civil courts can through full trial procedure. This judicial preference provides strong support for seeking and obtaining a stay on mutation proceedings once litigation is genuinely pending.

Given how mutation proceedings can create practical complications if allowed to continue unchecked during litigation, promptly seeking a stay protects your position while the main dispute is resolved. Our legal experts at Aapka Legal Advice help clients secure injunctions against prejudicial mutation changes during pending Mumbai litigation. The Top Property Lawyers in Mumbai team has successfully obtained stays on mutation proceedings to protect client interests during active disputes, supported by a panel of retired judges and criminal lawyers where mutation manipulation involves fraud. If mutation proceedings are ongoing while your Mumbai property dispute is still being litigated, seeking a court-ordered stay is an important protective step you shouldn't overlook.