The Hon’ble Sri Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Writ Petition No.29224 of 2010 Between: M.Rajendra Prasad and 3 others. …..Petitioners and 1.The District Collector, Warangal District and 2 others. …..Respondents This Court made the following: Order: On an oral request made by the learned Counsel for the petitioners, the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P., Hyderabad, is impleaded as respondent No.4. The petitioners have filed this Writ Petition questioning the non-payment of the stipend by the first respondent despite the fact that they have completed their training period of two years from 13-02-2008 to 13-02- 2010. The petitioners are young advocates, who belong to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Backward Class, in Warangal District. The petitioners, vide proceedings in R.C.No.C1/1266/2007, dated 25-02-2008, of the first respondent, were appointed as trainees to assist the Public Prosecutor, Assistant Public Prosecutor, Government Pleader and Assistant Government Pleader for a period of two years from 13-02-2008 to 13-02-2010 on a monthly stipend of Rs.3,000/- each. The grievance of the petitioners is that although they have completed two years of their training period with different Government Pleaders, they have not been paid any stipend whatsoever. The petitioners filed an application before the second respondent requesting payment of the stipend amount of Rs.72,000/- each for the period of two years for which they have worked as trainee advocates. The Government, vide its letter, dated 09-12-2010, addressed to the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, has directed that sufficient funds be provided so that the trainee advocates be paid their stipend. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that till date the stipend has not been paid to the petitioners. After hearing the learned Counsel for the parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P., Hyderabad, to consider for payment of stipend, as per their entitlement, which is due from 13-02-2008 to 13-02-2010, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ (Ashutosh Mohunta, J) Date: 27-04-2011 Note: CC in three days. (B/o) lur