Named dead but Pid file exists

root@server# /etc/init.d/named status
WARNING: key file (/etc/rndc.key) exists, but using default configuration file (/etc/rndc.conf)
rndc: connect failed: 127.0.0.1#953: connection refused
named dead but pid file exists

If you are receiving the above mentioned error while restarting named, Please execute the following script in Cpanel servers :

/scripts/fixrndc and restart the nameserver (service named restart)