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Supreme Court Practice

Mediation remains Justice K. Kannan's main practice. He takes up a Supreme Court or constitutional court case when a genuine question of law needs to be settled, or when a dispute has already reached litigation. Corporates and individuals bring their disputes to him directly. Lawyers practising outside Delhi brief him to argue a case they have already prepared.
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Cases undertaken

Justice K. Kannan’s Supreme Court practice covers the following areas:

Inheritance and Succession

Disputes over wills, estates, and the personal and customary laws that apply to them.

Constitutional Rights and Public Law

Questions of constitutional interpretation, and the powers and duties of public authorities.

Property

Disputes over title, possession, and the rights of parties in land or property.

Medical Jurisprudence

Legal questions involving medical practice, an area he has also written about.

Arbitration Law

Appeals and challenges to arbitration awards. This is different from his work as an arbitrator, covered under Conflict Resolution.

Law Reform

Cases that raise new questions about how a law should be read.

Reservation, education, and minority rights are also part of this practice. These are fully covered under Strategic Litigation.

The Guiding Principle

The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in India. Under Article 141 of the Constitution, its decisions are binding on every other court in the country. Justice K. Kannan takes up cases whose outcome carries weight beyond the parties before him.

Judicial Background

Justice K. Kannan served as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, and then as Chairperson of the Railway Claims Tribunal, before returning to independent practice. Having sat on the other side of the bench, he argues with a working knowledge of how a bench weighs an argument and what a judgment needs to hold up on appeal. Read more about his years on the Bench under Judicial Legacy.

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