Egypt 's high administrative court on Saturday upheld a controversial decision to dissolve parliament -- a move the nation 's president emphatically opposes -- state news reported . The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , which ruled Egypt after the 2011 ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak , dissolved parliament in June 2012 in line with a ruling from the High Constitutional Court that declared the constitutional articles that regulated parliamentary elections were invalid . That soon set up a showdown with Mohamed Morsy , who was elected president later that month and whose former group , the Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party , had won more legislative seats than any other entity . Morsy opted to override the military by calling back parliament when he took office June 30 , though weeks later he vowed to respect the court 's ruling that parliament was still dissolved . Saturday 's decision , by the high administrative court , once again upholds the decision on the so-called People 's Assembly because the elections that spawned it , beginning in November 2011 , were unconstitutional , the state-run Al-Ahram news website reported . Judges did n't entirely close the book on the case , though . Judges set aside a ruling on a similar case involving parliament , promising to rule on October 15 . Even as things may change , the decision for now continues to leave Egypt without a democratically elected legislative body at a time it faces a host of issues , including major economic problems and social unrest . However , there 's no longer a political crisis pitting against Morsy against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , which assumed legislative powers after it dissolved parliament . In August , Morsy shook up Egypt 's powerful military leadership by replacing top generals and reasserting powers that the military claimed for itself before he took office . He also reversed the June constitutional decree by the Supreme Council that claimed to retain legislative authority until a new parliament could be sworn in near the end of the year , Ali said .
High Administrative Court says Egypt 's parliament remains dissolved , as it ruled earlier . Comment: Egypt 's then-military rulers dissolved parliament after the court found vote unconstitutional . President Morsy was critical and called parliament back , then said he 'd respect court decision .