The Courtyard Of Earthly Justice

"We know he will initiate some action, that is why we come here. In this state, nothing else works," says Binodini Devi, who has come from the outskirts of capital Imphal to meet Laba and complain against her nephew who is trying to grab her only piece of land. "Please file a complaint with the local thana first. If they don’t act, only then you come to me," Laba gently advises her.

Another elderly gentleman has come looking for help in trying to track down his missing son. "I don’t know where he is after the police detained him two months ago," the hapless father informs Laba, who notes down the facts, consults some of the previous judgements and precedents and proceeds to type on his weather-beaten Olympus typewriter a showcause notice to the state police.