The meeting will be attended by representatives from Sun City Society (Phase I and II), Evershine Nagar, Viceroy Society, Oberoi building and Gokul building in Kandivali (East) and societies from Borivali.

Pointing out that there is confusion among residents of western suburbs regarding the recent high court order, Vinod Pathare, a Kandivli resident, said, "While there has been much discussion about the buildings falling under acquired forest land in the eastern suburbs, we are not sure about the western suburbs. In fact, many of us don't know if our buildings fall in the forest area."

Residents of the western suburbs have also invited Prakash Paddikal of Hillside Residents Welfare Association (HIRWA), who has been fighting for the rights of Mulund residents, for his views.

"We want to find out how many buildings are affected by the recent court judgment, what action the government can take and also what we can do as a preventive measure," Pathare said.

"People on the western suburbs are quite re laxed till now since we know that 1.5 lakh residents can't be left at sea by the government. But we have also been getting more aware and want to ensure where we stand," said a resident of Thakur Complex who did not want to be named.

Meanwhile, residents of Mulund are eagerly looking forward to May 5 when the Supreme Court will hear fresh appeals filed by residents as well as builders in the case.

The SC disposed several appeals that had been pending for two years after the High Court passed its final judgment. Mulund's HIRWA, People's Power of Nation (PPN) and a few builders then filed a special leave petition (SLP) challenging the HC order.

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