New Delhi, May 4 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a plea filed by British citizen Christian Michel James, accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, challenging his continued detention in the case.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta has sought a response from the government and others in four weeks.

Michel sought his release from jail on grounds that he had already served the maximum sentence for the offences for which he was extradited.

He said that he has already undergone more than seven years of incarceration following his extradition from Dubai in 2018 in connection with the case.

He has challenged Article 17 of the India-UAE extradition treaty, which allows his prosec...