Long harmed by patriarchal, casteist norms within the legal system, women in India are implementing women-centered forms of grassroots justice. Distressed women—victims of domestic violence, bigamy, alcoholism, etc.—throng the room in search of the sort of justice they wouldn’t necessarily get from law-enforcement agencies. Ranjana feels a deep sense of support from the women of the Mahila Panchayat. Of these, only three cases were reported under the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act. More importantly, such councils are helping women to speak up and reframe their ideas of justice.