email validation in laravel

'email' => 'required|email|unique:users,email',
//@sujay

'user.email' => 'required|email|unique:users,email,'.$user->id,
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       $messsages = array(
		'email.required'=>'You cant leave Email field empty',
		'name.required'=>'You cant leave name field empty',
                'name.min'=>'The field has to be :min chars long',
	);

	$rules = array(
		'email'=>'required|unique:content',
		'name'=>'required|min:3',
	);

	$validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), $rules,$messsages);

 $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), []);

 $validator->sometimes('email', 'unique:users,email', function ($input) {
            return $input->email !== Auth::user()->email;
        });
//@sujay

Route::name('auth.resend_confirmation')->get('/register/confirm/resend', 'Auth\RegisterController@resendConfirmation');

Route::name('auth.confirm')->get('/register/confirm/{confirmation_code}', 'Auth\RegisterController@confirm');