Justice K. Kannan’s authored works span insurance, accident compensation, motor vehicle law, succession, tenancy, and the intersection of medicine and law.
Authored Works
Medicine and Law: Exploring Areas of Intersection
1st edition, 2014, Oxford University Press; 2nd edition, 2025, Thomson Reuters
Justice K. Kannan's flagship authored work examines the legal questions raised by medical practice, addressing consent, euthanasia, surrogacy, abortion, organ transplant, and clinical trials, alongside a review of India's medical education system.
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Wills and Succession
Halsbury's Laws of India, LexisNexis
A commentary on the law of inheritance in India, covering the Hindu Succession Act, the Indian Succession Act, Mohammedan law, and succession as it applies in Goa and Pondicherry.
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Landlord and Tenant
Halsbury's Laws of India, LexisNexis
Covers the law of lease and tenancy, rent control and eviction procedure, and agricultural tenancies across India.
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Principles of Insurance Law
2 volumes, 11th edition, LexisNexis
A commentary on general insurance law and its specific branches, from life and marine insurance to aviation and medical insurance. Originally authored by M.N. Srinivasan, rewritten by Justice K. Kannan and credited to him as co-author for this edition.
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Commentaries on the Motor Vehicles Act
2021, Oakbridge
A section-by-section commentary incorporating the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, built on binding Supreme Court precedent.
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Accidents and Compensation Laws
2005, Wadhwa Nagpur
A guide to the range of compensation regimes that apply to accidents in India, written for practitioners and judges.
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Beyond these authored titles, Justice K. Kannan has revised ten of India’s most established legal texts. Explore his editorial work under Author and Revising Editor.