District Judge Chhindwara [NOTE : Recently there was an embezzlement of about Rs. 8,00,000/- Rupees Eight Lakhs] in one district. Han'ble the Chief Justice of M.P. High Court Shri AK Mathur had also addressed in the Institutional Training Programme regarding the seriousness to be observed by the Judicial Officers in dealing with the office work. He had also warned the Judicial Officers for their dereliction, slackness and carelessenss in attaining accomplishing officer work. Senior most Dirstrict Judge, Shri RB Dixit presently posted in S.T.A.T Chhindwara had written an artical on "Maintenane of Malkhana, Nazarat and Embezzelment of Properties" which was published in 'JOTOJOURNAL' Vol, III part I (February 1997). 1. Very few of the Judicial Officers realise the importance of Malkhana and Nazarat in working of judicial system. Lack of sufficient knowledge of these branches may land officer-in-charge in trouble and spoil their carrier. On the other hand, if Malkhana and Nazarat is properly handled it will boost working capacity of a Judicial Officer. Nazarat may be termed as a small secretariat of court. It controls staff members and their behaviour towards courts and litigating parties. To bee a successful Judicial Officers working of Nazarat and malkhana is to be carefully learnt. 2. It is that Judicial officer form committing serious mistakes as officer-in-charge and they will be able to provide proper checks on its working. No Judicial Officers can properly control his staff if he takes such type of personal services or adopts pleasing tactics. 3. A broad principle of dealing accounts and ornaments is that a kind of practical faith on staff is necessary but one should but one should be vigilant enough in this theory of make belive because blind faith leads to embezzlement of public money and properties.