India, Nov. 17 -- The Delhi high court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by Augusta Westland VVIP chopper middleman, Christian James Michel, challenging the India-UAE extradition treaty, which permits the prosecution of an extradited individual not only for the offences for which extradition is granted but also for connected offences.

Section 17 of the treaty, signed in 1999, allows India to prosecute people for offences for which extradition is sought and for connected offences as well.

A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain observed that the treaty was not a law enacted by Parliament, and therefore, the court had no authority to declare it ultra vires.

"Look into the fact that it is not passed by the Parliam...