New Delhi: There is no order by any UAE court to extradite Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in AgustaWestland deal, to India, it is learnt.
According to available details here, the UAE government posed a question to a Dubai court whether a British national can be extradited to a third country and on September 2, the court gave an opinion on the query.
It is learnt that there was no court order on extradition of Michel to India as reported. There have been reports that a Dubai court had ordered the extradition of Michel to India.
The external affairs ministry had asked its embassy in the UAE to find out all the details relating to the issue.
Government sources said India had not received any official communication from authorities in the UAE relating to the extradition of Michel.
He is wanted in India in connection with the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case.