**Egypt top court rejects Morsi decree
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CAIRO: Egypt’s top court on Monday rejected a decree by President Mohamed Morsi to reinstate the parliament it ruled invalid, setting him on a collision course with the military which says the rule of law must be respected.
“All the rulings and decisions of the Supreme Constitutional Court are final and not subject to appeal… and are binding for all state institutions,” the court said in a statement.
The powerful Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), which handed the rules of power back to Morsi last month after he was elected, echoed the court in a statement saying the constitution and rule of law must be upheld.
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt had earlier sent the House packing. Morsi, after assuming his office, reinstated the parliament. The court has now rejected the move of the newly-installed president, stating that its ruling was final.
Morsi now either needs to bow before the court, which has the backing of powerful military, or learn something from his peer in Islamabad.