( CNN ) -- Egypt 's highest court Sunday invalidated the nation 's upper house of parliament and a panel that drew up the constitution , state media reported . The upper house , or Shura Council , holds legislative powers . It will be dissolved after a new lower house is elected , state-run Ahram reported . The court dissolved the lower house of parliament last year , paving the way for the council to take over legislative powers pending a new parliament . Last year , Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy issued an order preventing any court from overturning his decisions , essentially allowing him to run the country unchecked until a new constitution is drafted . A flurry of protests pitting his supporters against opponents forced him to cancel most of the controversial decree that gave him sweeping powers . The constitution was drafted by an Islamist-dominated assembly in November and approved by voters in December . Morsy signed a decree shortly after , putting into effect his country 's newly approved constitution .
The upper house , or Shura Council , holds legislative powers . It will be dissolved after a new lower house is elected , state-run Ahram reports . The court dissolved the lower house of parliament last year .