A 29-session online course held in biweekly evening sessions, open to law students, lawyers, mediators, civil court judges, judicial aspirants, UPSC aspirants, and members of the public. The course covered the foundations of inheritance and succession law, including Hindu succession and the classification of heirs under Muslim law. It also examined the use of trusts as tools for estate planning. A further module addressed the constitutional and gender-justice debates around inheritance, including the possible reintroduction of inheritance taxation in India. Participants who completed the course received a certificate from LiveLaw Academy.
Academy
Justice K. Kannan has brought his experience as a Judge, mediator, and scholar into the classroom through credit courses, public certificate courses, recorded lectures, and visiting faculty work at the National Judicial Academy.

Teaching Engagements
Comprehensive Course on Inheritance Laws in India
Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology Foundations
A 15-session online course, held twice weekly, drawing on his work as Revising Author of Modi’s A Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology (28th edition, 2025). The course covered how medical evidence and forensic analysis are tested and used in court, beginning with the role of medical testimony and what constitutes medical evidence. It was designed for legal professionals, judicial officers, police personnel, and forensic experts. The course is now also available as a set of recorded lectures through LiveLaw Academy.
Comparative Succession Laws
A week-long credit course taught to NALSAR students on testamentary and intestate succession, comparing the subject across different legal systems. The course coincided with a guest lecture he delivered at NALSAR’s invitation on his years as a Judge.
