A day after industrialist Kapur's Priya Hingorani told Sunjay lawyer Bombay Times the basis of the unilateral petition filed against actress Karisma Kapoor in their divorce case, the latter's lawyer, Kranti Sathe, lashed out at the reports. “Such things shouldn't be discussed outside the courtroom. Even court orders no longer disclose the names of petitioners; they refer to them as Party A and Party B. And here we are name-calling in public. What is the need for the other party to discuss the content of their petition? They just want people to form opinions. I don't think it is ethical or in the welfare of my client to discuss or retort. Staying quiet might even give way to more gossip but we choose to restrict our submissions to the court rather than get into such mudslinging,“ says Sathe.

Talking about the allegations of the actress poisoning the minds of her children - Samaira and Kiaan - against their father, she adds, “Sunjay's legal team has knocked at the door of justice and it should be kept like that. But clearly, he is speaking without considering how it can affect their children. The kids' psyche will take a hit from this sooner or later. I would request Sunjay and his team not to put their personal grievances on a clothesline for the world to see. Every case in the family court is used to such allegations and counter-allegations; there is nothing unnatural about this case. Let the court take it forward from here.“

The next hearing is on February 2 in the Bandra Family Court.