1st National Conference On Women At The Forefront: India’s Journey Towards Equality On 15th And 16th June, 2024 At Indore, Madhya Pradesh

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About the conference:

India’s rich cultural diversity is a testament to the dynamism and potential of its people, particularly its women, who are increasingly taking centre stage across various sectors. Despite the progress made in empowering women, there is a critical need for more robust policies and laws in the field of entrepreneurship, finance, sports, politics, education, technology, entertainment, and journalism, to ensure they receive the opportunities and protections they deserve.

This conference will serve as a platform to engage in thoughtful discussions on the current state of women-centric policies, laws, and reforms pertaining to their roles in varied fields.

The conference welcomes both men and women comprising of undergraduate students, academicians, scholars, professionals etc. to contribute their academic research and present the same before the esteemed panel of adjudicators comprising of academicians, lawyers, industry expert, etc. that will shed light on these critical issues.

Through this conference, we are also convening voices from diverse sectors to engage in a vivid and comprehensive discourse on the progress, challenges, and the road ahead for women in India. The Guests and the Panelists will consist of justices from the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and High Courts, Senior Advocate(s), Standing Counsel(s), Leading Law Firm Partners, Journalist(s), Government Secretary(ies)/Member(s), Administrator(s), Social worker(s), Artist(s), Entrepreneurs, etc. who will grace the conference with their insights and experiences which willfoster an overall enriching experience for the participants and other attendees of the conference.

 With the anticipated affiliation from the National Human Rights Commission of India and the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, this conference is set to be a landmark event.

About the organizing person & institutions:

1.About Ms. Nivedita Chauhan, Advocate, Hon’ble Supreme court of India and the State president, Madhya Pradesh, youth & community empowerment council – WICCI:

Ms. Nivedita Chauhan, being the President of YCEC, WICCI for the State of Madhya Pradesh and an advocate by profession, is passionate to work for the society and serve the community at large (especially the youth of the Country). She has organized various legal awareness camps and is an active participant in the promotion of Human Rights wherein she also conducted a workshop towards self-defence techniques for the benefit of women, young girls and boys in association with the Directorate of Youth & Sports Welfare.

Also, being an able advocate practising pan India, she is a Co-Founder of Chambers of Abhinav Mishra, Advocates & Solicitors and holds an expertise & has worked rigorously on Real Estate, Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws matters over the years. She holds a Masters’ Degree in IPR & Technology law from O.P. Jindal Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University. She has been an asset to the legal fraternity and has worked extensively with a number of Start-Ups and advised such companies on various legal and regulatory compliances and has also assisted in execution of various agreements and is presently a legal consultant to Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited and a Panel Advocate to Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board. Shepossesses a dedicated & meticulous approach which allowed her to provide able assistance in procurement of several notable judgments in her prime years of litigation/ dispute resolution. 

2.About Chambers of Abhinav Mishra, Advocates & Solicitors, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India: 

Chambers was established in 2018 and has emerged as one of the eminent legal service providers for its diverse practice capabilities. The Chambers caters to matters PAN-India and is focused on providing strategic, innovative and holistic legal solutions to its clients along with a whole range of providing legal services including hearings at Courts/ Tribunals, arbitration proceedings, client briefings and conferences, opinion(s) & guidance, drafting agreements & contracts, research work, due diligence and several other related activities. The Chambers deals with matters related to Dispute Resolution, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring, Real Estate, White Collar Crime, Private Equity, Electricity Laws, Corporate Advisory & Regulatory Compliances, Technology, Media & Communication, Intellectual Property Rights, Banking & Finance, Merger & Acquisition, Taxation and Aviation Laws. 

The Co-founder of the Chambers, Mr. Abhinav Mishra represents Government of India in his capacity as Panel A Counsel before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. He also represents Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited (BSPHCL) & its Subsidiaries, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), Indian Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDCL) and National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. He is also on the panel of Punjab National Bank (PNB).

About our partners:

Law firm partners: 

  • Phoenix Legal, is a tier 1 & leading multi-disciplinary Indian law firm offering transactional, regulatory, advisory, dispute resolution, and tax services. With its principal offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, the firm advises a diverse clientele including domestic and international companies, banks and financial institutions, funds, promoter groups, and public sector undertakings. It has also been honoured with many prestigious titles such as ranked in Asian Legal Business IP 2020 and 2022for copyright and trademark practice, recognized as one of the leading firms in various practice areas by India Business Law Journal 2020-23 Indian Law Firm Awards, Ranked by Benchmark Litigation in various practice areas in their Asia-Pacific 2023 , Recognised as a Tier 2 law firm in the recent Asian Legal Business (ALB) M&A Rankings 2020.
  • Trinity Chambers is a specialized dispute resolution chamber having expertise in corporate commercial disputes, arbitration, insolvency, regulatory, anti-trust, and criminal litigation including white-collar crime and forensic investigation. Counsels at the chamber have been representing its clients before the Supreme Court, various High Courts, and Tribunals. Its founder Mr. Vasanth Rajasekaran is an accomplished arguing counsel who has more than 20 years of experience in successfully representing his clients.
  • KIAA LLP is a group of highly learned and experienced young lawyers with unique domain expertise. Because of its energetic and prompt members, KIAA LLP within a short span has acquired a reputation as a client-dedicated, empathetic, and attentive law firm. KIAA LLP are trusted advisers on legal matters, and confidentiality and integrity are the core values of their professional ethos. Chayan Sarkar, founding member is a 5th-gen. lawyer who is well aware of the white, black & grey side of the law. He is an outstanding orator & an expert in the Insolvency, Criminal & other laws.

Knowledge partner: 

  • Raisina House was established in August 2020, with the mission of nurturing and promoting Young Thinkers into becoming tomorrow’s thought leaders. Today, Raisina House, remains India’s only registered Youth-led policy research think tank and it provides Non-partisan, Independent analysis on matters of Foreign Policy Planning, Security Strategy, Strategic Sectoral Developments, Climate Mitigation and action as well as Economic and Governance Policies to facilitate Inclusive and informed decision making across domains and tables.

About the journal: 

Jus Corpus Law Journal is a budding E-Journal in the field of Law and trying to make a mark in the field of publishing. Jus Corpus Law Journal (JCLJ) is a quarterly, Double-Blind Peer-Reviewed E-Journal that is open to students, academicians, scholars, and professionals in the law profession and allied fields to publish and read the content which is published in the form of articles, blogs, case comments, research articles, etc. JCLJ has published Manuscripts from 10 different countries. It is also featured in the Top 100 Legal Blogs in India by Feedspot. JCLJ is India’s highest-indexed law Journal having indexing at SCC Online HeinOnline, ABCD & J-Gate, etc. It is one of the very first Indian journals listed in HeinOnline & SCC Online without any Institutional affiliations. Jus Corpus Law Journal has a presence in different E-Libraries of the Universities. The Universities include Stanford University, Harvard University, UNSW, Sydney, and the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, etc. It was also referred by the National Judicial Academy India. It was also referred by the Superior Court of Arizona, USA.

Theme “WOMEN AT THE FOREFRONT: INDIA’S JOURNEY TOWARDS EQUALITY” :

  1. SUB-THEMES (Illustrative):
  • Legal Milestones and the Path Ahead for Gender Equality in India
  • Assessing the Impact of Women-centric Policies and Yojanas
  • Breaking Stereotypes: Women Behind and in Front of the Camera
  • Legal Mechanisms Addressing Violence and Crimes Against Women
  • Women in Film and Media as Agents of Change
  • The Role of Technology and Law in Empowering Women
  • Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights: Legal Barriers and Reforms
  • Legal Protection for Marginalized Women: Migrant, Rural, and Tribal Communities
  • Women’s Participation in the Legal Profession and Judiciary
  • Gender Equality in Corporate Governance and Finance
  • Labor Laws and the Protection of Women Workers
  • Representation & visibility of women in Sports.
  • Consumer Behaviour Analysis: Gender Perspectives in the Indian Market
  • Access to Training and Infrastructure for Women in Sports
  • Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Non-Traditional Sectors
  • Women’s Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Growth in the Indian Context
  • Female Leadership and Its Impact on Corporate Culture and Ethics
  • Abortion rights and legal frameworks 
  • Gender Biases in Investment and Financing: The Indian Scenario
  • Work-Life Balance Policies and their impact on Women Employees
  • Women’s Leadership and Participation in Infrastructure Development and Real Estate
  1. Mode: Hybrid
  1. Venue: 
  • Physical Paper Presentation: Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore, M.P.
  • Panel Discussion & Valedictory Session: Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore, M.P. 
  1. Who can submit:
  • Students [Under-graduates and Post-graduates]
  • Professors
  • Professionals
  • Research Scholars
  1. How to submit: 
  • UPI/ Bank Account Details for payment of registration fee are as follows:
  • Via UPI: niveditachauhan1095@okhdfcbank
  • Via Bank Account:

A/c Beneficiary: Nivedita Chauhan

A/c No.: 50100396567875

Bank: HDFC Bank

IFSC No.: HDFC0009239

  • After the Registration the participants are required to submit their Research Papers along with Abstract (strictly in terms of the guidelines) on or before the last date of submissions i.e., 31.05.2024 on the following E-mail address with the subject line “Name of the Author(s) _ Title of the Manuscript”:
  1. Submission guidelines: 
  • Word limit:
  1. Apaper must comprehensively analyze the issue that the author seeks to highlight. It must contain anin-depth study of the status quo or a contemporary issue in any sub-theme. A long paper should be between 2,000-10,000 words.
  2. The word limit is exclusive of footnotes. However, depending upon the quality and depth of research, relaxation may be given and the word limit may vary.
  3. The paper must contain an Abstract of 150-300 words with 3-7 Keywords.
  4. CITATION STYLE: OSCOLA 4thedn citation method must be followed.
  1. The format of the main text and the footnotes
  2. The Times New Roman Font with a Font size of 12 and Line spacing of 1.5 is prescribed for all entries.
  3. Further, the footnotes shall be in Times New Roman Font with Font size 10 and Line spacing of 1.0 shall be followed respectively.
  4. The Submission must be made in MS Word format only.
  • All submissions must be accompanied by
  1. A separate document containing the biographical information of the authors, including the following details: Name, E-mail address, Name and Address of Institution, Course, Contact number, and Academic Year.
  2. No reference to the name or the affiliations of the author(s) must be present in the text of the submission and must only be provided in a separate document.
  3. Co-authorship is allowed, to a maximum of two authors.
  4. The abstract should be written in the Manuscript.
  5. Note: Failure to adhere to the guidelines in the submissions shall lead to outright rejection of such paper(s).
  1. Publication policy
  2. All the submissions sent must be original and should not have been published nor should they be under consideration for publication in any other journal.
  3. Plagiarism up to 15% is allowed.
  4. The Editors reserve the right to delete or edit any paper or part thereof whose content is found to be offensive, defamatory, outrightly unethical, or if it is suggestive of racism, sexual or religious discrimination, illegal or terror activities, etc.
  5. The Publication of apaper will be subject to Editorial Review and an8-layer review process will be conducted and the author have to make the corrections as per the review by the JCLJ Board.
  6. The decision of the Board will be binding regarding Publication or Alterations or Rejection of a Manuscript.
  1. Important dates
  2. The last Date for submission ofthe Research paper containing the Abstract is 31st May 2024.
  3. Date of the National Level Paper Presentation is 15th June 2024
  4. Date for the Valedictory ceremony and Panel Discussion is 16th June 2024
  1. Rewards and acknowledgement
  2. Top 3 Research Paper shall be awarded with a cash prize of INR 21,000/-each;
  3. Top3 Paper Presenter shall be awarded with a cash prize of INR 15,000/-each;
  4. Top 10 papers shall be published by Jus Corpus Law Journal and next best 10 papers shall be published by the Journal of Legal Research and Juridical Sciences, and their authors shall be granted the ISSN Number by Jus Corpus for the formal publication of their papers;
  5. Internship opportunities for the top 10 Paper Presenter (being law students) at Top tier law firm(s) and Chamber(s);
  6. All participants will be honoured with a certificate of Participation;
  7. Accommodation, food and local commutation shall be taken care of by the organizers subject to nominal fee;
  8. Extraordinary opportunity to engage directly with dignitaries from different sectors. 
  9. Registration form: Click here. 
  1. Registration fee:
  • Single – authorship without accommodation – INR 1,500/-
  • Single-authorship with accommodation inclusive of food & local commutation: INR 5,000/-
  • Co-authorship without accommodation: INR 2,000/-
  • Co-authorship with accommodation inclusive of food and local commutation: INR 4,500/- per author. 

** [Accommodation will be for 2 (Two) days, i.e., 15th & 16th June, 2024, local commutation will be provided from Hotel to Place of Conference/ Venue (to & fro) and food will include breakfast & lunch on 15th June, 2024 & breakfast, lunch, High Tea on 16th June, 2024].

  1. General instructions: 
  • The research paper will not be accepted without the payment of registration fees.
  • The research paper shall be in strict compliance with the aforementioned guidelines.
  • If the aforementioned criteria are not fulfilled, the research paper shall be subject to rejection.
  • Top paper presenters and top research paper participants who participated via offline mode will be felicitated at the Valedictory Session by the Chief Guests and Guests of Honour and in the case of online mode, their certificates and rewards shall be sent through emails.
  • Participants who have participated via offline mode shall be given certificates on 16.06.2024, and for participants who have opted for online mode, e-certificates shall be issued through their email.

 Contact details: 

  • Archisha Singh: +91- 8173871538
  • Tanvi Mahajan: +91-9711969846
  • Komal Singh: +91-8651094374
  • Jagriti Dosi: +91-9007941418