respondent is the purchaser of the suit property from the respondents 1 and 2. According to the plaint averments, the said Ramanatha Thevar, at the time of his second marriage with the mother of the appellants, in order to make provision for maintenance of his first wife, namely, first respondent, executed a settlement deed dated 05.03.1963 in respect of the suit property giving life estate to the first respondent with vested remainder to the heirs of Ramanatha Thevar and first respondent. It is also averred in the plaint that as per the terms of said settlement deed, the life estate holder, namely, first respondent is not entitled to make any alienation. It is also stated in the plaint that in respect of his other properties, Ramanatha Thevar executed a Will in favour of his second wife, Irulayee, namely, the mother of the appellants. It is a specific claim of the appellants that after the death of the first respondent, as per the terms of settlement deed, the heirs of Ramanatha Thevar and the first respondent were entitled to the suit property. Therefore, it is the case of the appellants that the appellants, namely, the children of Ramanatha Thevar through his second wife and the second respondent, namely, the daughter of Ramanatha Thevar through his first wife are entitled to suit property after the life estate holder, namely, the first respondent.
