A line in the sand? Bombay turns on Hurley after she attempts to take over their beach

Even the most extravagant of celebrity weddings do not always go to plan, as Liz Hurley has discovered on the second leg of her six-day nuptials in India.

What was supposed to be a romantic beach party turned sour, after the city of Bombay told the newly-weds in no uncertain terms to stay off the beach. After a ceremony and party fit for a queen - at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire - Hurley and her husband Arun Nayar set off to continue the celebrations in India.

But just hours before a beachfront party to toast the marriage, the Bombay authorities sent in a demolition team to dismantle the wooden deck built for the celebrations.

The guest list for the party included the former Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan and the owner of the Kingfisher beer company, Vijay Mallya. India's newest export to Britain, Shilpa Shetty, was also there.

But residents were incensed to find a huge portion of the city's most popular beach had been swallowed up by a wooden deck built in front of the beachfront house where the party was to be held. And they were even less amused to find security guards stationed on the public footpath to prevent them entering the beach. "Let your guests sit on the sand, we have no problem," said T Sonpar, of the local residents' association. "But don't restrict our access."

Vishwanath Mad, who lives near by, told Bombay's Daily News & Analysis there was a history of bad blood between the organiser of the party, Parmeshwar Godrej and residents, dating back to a party for Richard Gere last year. "They can amuse foreigners but not at the expense of the law and citizens," he said.

The local authorities agreed and demolished the deck on Saturday. But it was promptly rebuilt. So the authorities moved in again and demolished the deck with hours to go before the party - only for it to be repaired again. In the end, it appears a compromise was worked out, with the Godrejs promising not to use the deck and the party went ahead inside the house. But Mr Sonpar is demanding that action be taken against the Godrejs. "Will they allow ordinary people like you and me to get away with such behaviour?" he said.

Hurley and Mr Nayar, meanwhile, have left the row behind them and travelled to Jodhpur, in Rajasthan, where they are holding a series of Hindu wedding ceremonies.

But even there it appears Hurley is causing controversy. According to the Hindustan Times she and Mr Nayar have ordered the Maharaja of Jodhpur not to use his mobile phone inside his own palace. The palace, part of which has been converted into a five-star hotel, is the main venue for the wedding. The couple have sold exclusive rights to Hello! magazine and, according to the paper, they are demanding a complete ban on mobile phones, even inside the Maharaja's private wing.

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