Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended a presidential decree reinstating the dissolved People's Assembly (lower house of parliament).

The court, presided by Maher El-Behary, ordered to halt President Mohamed Morsi's decree issued on Sunday for the lower house to resume work.

It also ordered to execute its former decisions to void the parliament's lower house.

Speaker of the legislative body Mohamed Saad el-Katatni chaired a 15-minute session on Tuesday morning before the suspension was announced.

Morsi, who was sworn in on June 30, on Sunday ordered the dissolved parliament to resume work and that a new parliamentary election will be held within 60 days after the country's new constitution is approved by a public referendum.

The decision immediately sparked strong opposition from liberals and judges, who deemed the presidential decree an blatant violation of the judicial authority. A number of judges filed lawsuits against the decision to the Supreme Constitutional Court and the High Administrative Court.

On Monday, the Supreme Constitutional Court said its verdict about the dissolution of parliament was final and binding to all government institutions.

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Monday affirmed the importance of laws and constitution, calling all Egyptians and state institutions to respect the constitutional declarations.

The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on June 14 that the People's Assembly was null and void as some articles of the parliament election law were unconstitutional. The then-ruling military council ordered the dissolution of the People's Assembly in line with the verdict and retook legislative powers.

However, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists have rejected the dissolution of parliament.