For months, the legal dispute between actor Ravi Mohan and his estranged wife Aarti Ravi has remained in the spotlight amid their ongoing divorce proceedings. The latest development came from the Madras High Court, as it declined to grant relief sought by the actor in connection with an interim maintenance case. The order means that proceedings related to Aarti Ravi's plea will continue under the timeline already fixed by the court.Why did Aarti Ravi approach the High Court?The matrimonial dispute between Ravi Mohan and Aarti Ravi is currently being heard by the Family Welfare Court in Chennai as part of their ongoing divorce case.Earlier, Aarti Ravi moved the Family Welfare Court seeking interim maintenance. In her petition, she alleged that Ravi Mohan had not paid interim maintenance from April 2025 onwards. She also claimed that expenses related to their children's school fees had not been paid.According to Aarti Ravi, her application was not being taken up for hearing. Seeking a faster resolution, she approached the Madras High Court and requested directions to expedite the proceedings. After considering her plea, the High Court directed the Family Welfare Court to hear the interim maintenance application and pass appropriate orders within a period of two weeks.What plea did Ravi Mohan file?Following the High Court's direction, Ravi Mohan filed a separate petition seeking an extension of the deadline given to the Family Welfare Court.As reported by Cinema Express, the actor requested that the court grant more time for the proceedings linked to Aarti Ravi's interim maintenance application. The matter was then placed before Justice Abdul Quddhose for consideration.During the hearing, senior advocate J Ravindran, appearing on behalf of Aarti Ravi, reportedly opposed the actor's request. He argued against extending the timeline that had already been fixed by the High Court for disposing of the interim maintenance proceedings. After hearing submissions from both sides, Justice Abdul Quddhose declined to accept Ravi Mohan's request.What did the High Court decide?The Madras High Court dismissed Ravi Mohan's petition seeking additional time. The court also directed the actor to approach the Family Welfare Court if he wished to seek any further relief related to the proceedings pending before it.With the dismissal of the plea, the earlier order directing the Family Welfare Court to hear and decide Aarti Ravi's interim maintenance application within the stipulated two-week period remains in force.In effect, the High Court chose not to alter the schedule it had previously fixed for the matter, allowing the maintenance proceedings to continue without any extension.The interim maintenance dispute forms one part of the larger legal battle between Ravi Mohan and Aarti Ravi, whose divorce proceedings are ongoing before the Family Welfare Court in Chennai. While the High Court's latest order does not decide the maintenance claim itself, it clears the way for the Family Welfare Court to proceed with the matter within the timeframe already prescribed.Ravi Mohan's work frontAmid the legal proceedings, Ravi Mohan continues to remain active on the professional front. The actor recently joined the cast of Benz, which also stars Raghava Lawrence and Nivin Pauly. He is also working on his directorial debut, An Ordinary Man.Ravi Mohan recently completed work on Karathey Babu, directed by Ganesh K Babu, and has teamed up with debut filmmaker GND Shyam Kumar for another project. In addition, he has several films in the pipeline, including Genie and a project directed by Karthik Yogi, which was previously titled Bro Code.