New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- After a Rouse Avenue Court rejected Christian Michel James' request for release from custody, Aljo K Joseph, lawyer representing the AgustaWestland scam accused, alleged that the judiciary remains under "serious pressure" in this matter to act contrary to the law.

Questioning the court for not taking cognizance of the law of the land, Joseph labelled the order "strange." He argued that the courts must consider section 21 of the Extradition Act in the case.

"I am amused by the order that has been passed today. My major submission was that section 21 of the Extradition Act, which is the law of the land, has to be considered even before framing the charge. This order is very strange. I don't know why the courts are not...