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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court directed the state government to give a week’s time to motorists ‘misusing’ names of government and governmental organisations on vehicle number plates, to have them removed. The court said that the use of such names on number plates was a clear violation of provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. The court asked the state to issue a public notice to the general public, cautioning all such organisations and individuals, who use such number plates, of consequences. It asked the government to direct them to remove the names from their vehicles in a week from the date of publishing the notice. Names such as ‘POLITE’ are being written on number plates or vehicles to portray as ‘POLICE’, he said..