law: The Carriage by Road Act, 2007
  7. Submission of
  
  annual return. -
  The State Transport
  
  Authority in respect of each State or Union territory shall submit annually to
  
  the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with road
  
  transport and highways a consolidated annual return giving the details of the
  
  goods carried by the common carriers in that State or the Union territory, as
  
  the case may be, on the basis of the returns received from the holders of the
  
  registration as specified under clause (c) of sub-section (7) of section 4.