New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to fix a deadline for concluding the trial in the 2022 Shraddha Walkar murder case, observing that no further directions were warranted at this stage as the proceedings were being conducted on a day-to-day basis. "No further direction is required to pass, since trial is happening on a day-to-day basis," a bench of Justice Madhu Jain said while disposing of a petition filed by Walkar's brother. The petition had sought directions to the trial court to conclude the proceedings within a fixed timeframe. It contended that despite the arrest of the accused Aftab Amin Poonawala in November 2022 and the completion of the investigation backed by medical, digital and forensic evidence, the trial had progressed slowly. The petitioner argued that the delay had imposed an unbearable emotional burden on the family because Shraddha Walkar's dismembered remains continue to be retained by the investigating agency and the trial court as material exhibits. As a result, the family has been unable to perform her last rites and accord her a dignified farewell. "The inability to perform these rites for years has caused immense emotional, psychological and spiritual trauma, which continues each day that the remains are withheld," the plea stated....