>GreenC bot at 19:31, 21 April 2021

2021-04-21T19:31:29Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox organization
| image = All India Federation of Women Lawyers.png
| alt = 
| caption =
| map = 
| motto =
| formation = 2007
| type =
| status = 
| purpose =
| headquarters = [[Bangalore]]
| coords = 
| leader_title = 
| leader_name = 
| main_organ =
| parent_organization =
| affiliations = [[International Federation of Women Lawyers]] (FIDA)
| budget =
| remarks =
| name = All India Federation of Women Lawyers
| image_border =
| size = 70px
| msize = 
| malt = 
| mcaption = 
| abbreviation = AIFWL
| location = [[Bangalore]]
| region_served = {{Flag icon|India}}[[India]]
| membership =
| num_staff =
| num_volunteers =
| website = [http://www.aifwl.com www.aifwl.com]
}}

'''All India Federation of Women Lawyers''' is an association of [[India]]n women lawyers.<ref>[http://www.americanbar.org/groups/women/resources/directory_of_associations_of_women_lawyers.html American Bar Association]</ref> The federation was established in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianwomenlawyers.com/about_us.htm |title=Website AIFWL |access-date=26 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824063516/http://www.indianwomenlawyers.com/about_us.htm |archive-date=24 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is a registered association under the Society's Registration Act. The federation is affiliated with [[International Federation of Women Lawyers]] (FIDA).

== Aims of the Federation ==

# To uphold The Constitution of India and work for the preservation of the Rule of Law.
# To uphold the independence of judiciary and to ensure greater efficiency in the administration of justice.
# To promote the rights and welfare of women and children particularly through legislation and help them in the exercise of their rights.
# To support, protect and uphold the status, interest, prestige, rights and privileges and dignity of women lawyers.
# To promote studies in the science of jurisprudence and of comparative laws.
# To further the dissemination of knowledge of various countries and in particular laws relating to women and children.
# To study and express opinion upon all central and state legislations and in particular, those concerning or affecting the rights, privileges and interest of women and children.
# To strive to make access to justice less expensive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aifwl.com|title=All India Federation of Women Lawyers|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref>

== Presidents of the Federation ==

Mrs. Sheela Anish was the Founder President of the federation and now she is the Director of International Federation of Women Lawyers.<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/153653/women-advocates-meet-tomorrow.html News Deccan Herald 14 April 2012]</ref> Other past presidents have included [[V. P. Seemandini|VP Seemandini]], M Bhaskaralakshmi, K Santhakumari, and Indrayani Patani.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aifwl.com|title=All India Federation of Women Lawyers|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref> The current president is [[Amee Yajnik|Dr Amee Yajnik]], a founder member of AIFWL and a practising lawyer since 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aifwl.com/amee_yajnik.html|title=Dr Amee Yajnik, President, AIFWL (profile)|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref> Many past presidents and other office bearers have been Presidents of their respective state-based Federations of Women Lawyers.

== Conferences of the Federation ==

Past conferences of the Federation included the Asia Woman Lawyers Conference in Bangalore, September 2007; and the AIFWL National Conferences in Kochi (December 2009), Hyderabad (January 2011), Chennai (January 2012), Mumbai (December 2013), Bangalore (November 2014), and Ahmedabad (September 2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aifwl.com/conference.html|title=AIFWL: Conferences|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref>

The federation organised the ''Asia Woman Lawyers Conference'' in [[Bangalore]] on September 2007,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081118075109/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/20/stories/2007092055260800.htm News The Hindu 20 September 2007]</ref> in which [[Chief Justice of India]] [[K. G. Balakrishnan]] and [[Chief Justice]] of [[Karnataka]] [[Cyriac Joseph]] were present.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130203222019/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=14368715 The Hindu 22 September 2007]</ref> The Federation, jointly with National Legal Service Authority, organised one seminar on ''Girl Child'' on 16 March 2008 and it was a captured on the cover page of the media and the seminar was noticed by the public. The members of AIFWL represented in the International Woman Lawyer's Conference held in [[Italy]] in the year 2008. At the National Conference held in Kochi in 2009, [[V.P.Seemandini]] was the then president of the federation. The conference was held in Le Meridien International Convention Center. [[President of India]] [[Pratibha Devisingh Patil]] was the Chief Guest in that conference.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article71704.ece News The Hindu 28 December 2009]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091228122421/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/24/stories/2009122459060300.htm News The Hindu 24 December 2009]</ref> In 2012, when the National Conference was held in Chennai, Advocate K.Santhakumari was the President of the Federation.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2783253.ece News The Hindu 7 January 2012]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.aifwl.com www.aifwl.com]

[[Category:Women's organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Indian lawyers]]
[[Category:Indian women lawyers| ]]

All India Federation of Women Lawyers - Revision history

>GreenC bot at 19:31, 21 April 2021