New Delhi, July 31 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to issue further directions for the time-bound completion of the trial in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, observing that the trial court is already conducting the proceedings on a day-to-day basis and making every effort to expedite the proceedings and is conducting the trial on a day-to-day basis.

Justice Madhu Jain, however, directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to make efforts to secure the appearance of four overseas witnesses whose testimony is yet to be recorded before the trial court.

The order came on a petition filed by Shreejay Vikas Walkar, brother of Shraddha Walkar, seeking a direction for the time-bound conclusio...