K.T. Sankaran, J.

1. The question involved in this Revision is whether donees under a gift deed, who were made liable to pay certain amounts to certain persons under the terms of the gift deed, are entitled to deposit before the civil court the amounts so payable and get such deposit recorded, when the genuineness of the gift deed itself is disputed by the persons to whom the amounts are to paid.

2. The petitioners in Revision filed O.P.No.12 of 2001 on the file of the Court of the III Additional Munsiff, Thrissur, under Section 100 of the Transfer of Property Act, to record the deposit of amounts as per the terms of settlement deed, No.6148 of 1981, Sub Registrars Office, Thrissur. The petitioners are the widow and children of late Gangadharan, who died on 21.1.2000. The first respondent is the sister of Gangadharan. Respondents 2 to 5 are the legal representatives of Kalyani, another sister of Gangadharan. The sixth respondent is the foster son of Ammu, mother of Gangadharan. The property in question belonged to Ammu. She executed settlement deed No.6148/81, Sub Registrars Officer, Thrissur, in favour of her son Gangadharan. As per the terms of the settlement deed, the donee G