The Centre for Gender Justice under CMR School of Legal Studies was inaugurated on 27th February, 2021. The ceremony was honored by the Mrs. Rekha Sharma, Prof. (Dr.) Shashikala Gurpur and Dr. Sabitha Ramamurthy. With this ceremony, the Centre has been brought in to focus on different aspects of Gender Justice and Equality under the guidance of Prof.(Dr.) T.R Subramanya and Director in-Charge Dr. Valarmathi R. 

Mrs. Rekha Sharma is the chairperson of the National Commission for Women. She  has been a vocal supporter of the rights of women and BJP party worker who have experienced sexual abuse and rape. She has constantly advocated for improvements to the conditions of women prisoners and has raised claims for women's right and liberty, rights of Indian women deserted by their NRI husbands living abroad and has also encouraged women to equally participate in policy making programs and politics. 

Prof. (Dr.) Shashikala Gurpur  is an Indian author and professor, who is the director of Symbiosis Law School, Pune and Dean of the Faculty of Law, Symbiosis International University. She is a member of 19th Law Commission of India and National Judicial Academic Council. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship. She is named in the list of Top 100 Legal Luminaries of India by LexisNexis in May 2016..She was awarded Kittur Rani Chennamma Award by the Government of Karnataka in March 2019.