THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU C.M.A.NO.1072 OF 2008 JUDGME NT 1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is preferred aggrieved by the order dated 1-8-2007 in I.A.No.411 of 2006 in O.A.A. No. 72 of 2002 on the file of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Secunderabad Bench at Secunderabad. 2. Before the Tribunal, the proposed petitioner- appellant filed the said petition seeking to bring him on record as legal representative of the original applicant Gangabai Madhpati and the same was dismissed. Aggrieved by the same, the present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been preferred. 3. A perusal of the record goes to show that the said petition was filed after pronouncement of the judgment in O.A.A.No.72 of 2002 stating that the applicant died on 18-07-2005. Admittedly, after the death of the applicant, the application underwent several adjournments from 26.07.2005 to 2.2.2006. But the factum of the death of the applicant was not brought to the notice of the Tribunal before the pronouncement of the judgment. So, the Tribunal rightly held that the passing of award in favour of the dead person is null and void and that finding cannot be said to be illegal or incorrect. But, after the pronouncement of the judgment if there is a delay, the legal representatives, if any, have to file necessary applications seeking to condone the delay, set aside the abatement and to bring them on record. The procedure contemplated under Order 22 of CPC not followed by the proposed party. 4. Hence, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is dismissed. However, the proposed petitioner-appellant is at liberty to file necessary applications in accordance with Law before the Tribunal which in turn decide the same in accordance with law. _____________ K.C.BHANU,J rkk Dated: 20-09-2011