The Parsi community's hopes for a quick and amicable resolution to the Metro III-versus-Atash Behram row may not come to fruition. The community had looked forward to the out-of-court meeting assured by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) on Tuesday.

During the meeting, they hoped to agree on one of the eight alternatives they proposed for the underground Metro's alignment so that there would be no danger to the two fire temples — Wadiaji Atash Behram and Anjuman Atash Behram.