/etc/init.d/openhpid script is removing the openhpid.pid file before daemon gets killed

/etc/init.d/openpid script is removing the openhpid.pid file even though daemon is still alive.
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this is linked with below Ubuntu issue https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lsb/+bug/1398622

hemanth@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 13.04 \n \l

Reported by: hemanthreddy
