The Supreme Court on Friday advised former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi to refrain from public spats with lawyers involved in his family dispute.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh said parties are mature enough not to make such statements and asked the lawyers to sort out the issue. The apex court was hearing a petition on Modi’s spat and posts in social media against former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi.   "It is nothing but an extension of the outburst of a family member.

Don't take it too far. Whenever you start fighting out in public, it is always detrimental...We are not passing orders but you use your good office to ensure that remedial measures are taken," the bench observed orally, without passing any orders.

 On August 1 last year, the Supreme Court appointed former apex court judge Justice R V Raveendran as a mediator to settle a family property dispute involving the former IPL head and his mother Bina Modi. Rohatgi is one of the counsels representing Bina Modi in the property dispute.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal submitted before the bench that there was an undertaking of no posts while mediation was going on.  "Comments are being made while the mediation is going on.  These should be taken down. This is a violation of the court orders," Sibal said, pointing out Modi’s abusive posts against Rohatgi in social media.

Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Lalit Modi, said there was no breach of the court order and this was just an angry outburst. The top court was apprised that the mediation process between the parties was underway. Modi had made a comment about Rohatgi in an Instagram post. Later, though another post, he reportedly apologised to the senior advocate.