Panchkula, June 11 -- Three days after Panchkula residents moved the Punjab and Haryana high court against the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in city, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) has decided to issue prior notices toencroachers before initiating demolition or eviction action. The residents had moved HC alleging contempt of court. The HC in a September 2023 order had directed the administration to issue prior notices and allow each individual to remove the encroachments on their own before carrying out demolition. But this was not followed, residents stated in their plea. HSVP sub-divisional officer Balraj Kumar said that now notices would be served to all occupants before any action is taken to clear the encroached land. The anti-encroachment campaign started on June 1 and was scheduled to continue till July 10 across Panchkula. The high court, meanwhile, impleaded HSVP chief administrator Dr Chander Shekhar Khare, and estate officer Surinder Lather as parties in the case and deferred the hearing for June 12. The bench of justice Mandeep Pannu ordered that a responsible officer not below the rank of the competent authority from HSVP and a responsible officer from the office of the district town planner (DTP), fully conversant with the the issues at hand be deputed for the hearing on the adjourned date. The government is yet to respond to the plea....