Passports Act, 1967
19. Passports and travel documents to be
invalid for travel to certain countries
Upon the issue of t notification by the
Central Government that a foreign country is-
(a) a country which is committing external
aggression against India; or
(b) a country assisting the country committing
external aggression against India; or
(c) a country where armed hostilities are in
progress; or
(d) a country to which travel must be
restricted in the public interest because such travel would seriously impair
the conduct of foreign affairs of the Government of India, a passport or travel
document for travel through or visiting such country shall cease to be valid
for such travel or visit unless in any case a special endorsement in that behalf
is made in the prescribed form by the prescribed authority.