RFA 245 of 2007 12.12.2008 Present: Shri M.A. Khan, Central Government Counsel, for the appellant. Ms. Ruma Kaushik, Addl. A.G. for respondent No.2. This appeal has been preferred by the Union of India against the award passed in Reference Petition No. 92/2002 RBT No. 89/04, 47/05. The petition was presented on 8.7.2002 and decided on 24.3.2005. An application under Order 22 Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure bearing CMP(M) No. 245 of 2008 has been moved by the appellant herein stating therein that respondent No.1 Nimi Devi that is to say the sole claimant had died on 27.11.2003. A copy of the death certificate has also been placed on record of the case. If the date of death as stated in the death certificate is true, it is obvious that there were no valid proceedings before the Reference Court at Kullu as on that day the sole claimant was dead. In these circumstances, this Court is left with no option but to remand this case to the Court of District Judge, Kullu, who shall determine as to whether the claim petition survives or not. For this purpose, the learned Reference Ciourt shall issue notices to the legal representatives of the sole deceased claimant-respondent No.1 and then proceed thereafter in accordance with law. This appeal is accordingly disposed of. The appeallant shall appear before the learned District Judge on 29th December, 2008. No order as to costs. December 12, 2008(ms) (Dev Darshan Sud), J.