New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of pleas filed challenging the validity Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar told the advocates appearing in the case that it is a three-judge bench matter whereas the sitting bench was a two-judge combination so it would be heard some other day.

The CJI also took exception to many intervention applications being filed in the case and said there should be a limit to such applications.

"We will not take up the Places of Worship Act matter today. It is a three-judges matter. Too many petitions fi...