1. The petitioner is a registered owner of two commercial vehicles (Public carrier bus) bearing Registration Nos. BR-11A-6572 and BR-11A-9198. As required under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Central and Bihar Rules framed thereunder, he had been issued registration certificates in respect of both the vehicles with address of Purnea by the District Transport Officer, Purnea. He shifted the place of business/residence to Bhagalpur, and as such applied to the District Transport Officer, Bhagalpur for change of address in the registration book of the two vehicles. This application was made by the petitioner in early 2002. He tried to persuade the District Transport Officer, Bhagalpur to make necessary changes in the registration book, but, the same was not being done, which was causing immense loss to the petitioner, inasmuch as for all subsequent documentation that is permit etc. and deposit all taxes, this address was important without change in which he would have to deposit taxes and ply within the jurisdiction of Purnea and permits issued on that basis. Having failed to persuade the District Transport Officer, Bhagalpur, for over two years nothing came a