The government said the distinction is rooted in the Passports Act, 1967, and has also been upheld by judicial pronouncements, including a Bombay High Court ruling in 2013

MEA Secretary (East) P Kumaran met a Cambodian delegation led by Secretary of State KHY Sovanratana in New Delhi on Friday, reviewing India's capacity building initiatives for Cambodia and discussing expanding cooperation in trade, investments, heritage conservation and development partnership