An Egyptian court ruling Tuesday, announcing the country's 3-month-old state of emergency, two days earlier than scheduled, has fuelled worries of renewed protests by supporters of ousted Pres. Mohammed Morsi.

Even as the international community welcomed the ruling by the Cairo Administrative Court, which formally lifted state of emergency, including the curfew, fears have been expressed that the government and the military will seek enforce restriction on public protests.

Commenting on these fears, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement issued Tuesday evening stressed, "the importance of respect for peaceful protest."

Portraits of early 20th century Egyptian generals adorn a staircase inside Egypts's Ministry of Defence in Cairo, November 3, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Egypt's Defence Minister General Abdel Fatah el-Sisi on Sunday at the Defence Ministry. A day before Egypt's deposed Islamist president goes on trial, Kerry expressed guarded optimism on Sunday about a return to democracy in the country, as he began a tour partly aimed at easing tensions with Arab powers. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)

"The Secretary-General continues to underscore the need for political inclusion, respect for human rights, including of those in detention, and the rule of law as the basis for a peaceful, democratic transition in Egypt," the statement issued on behalf of the UN Secretary-General said.

Ban statement comes at a time when the country is debating a draft law that seeks to regulate protests.

Media reports suggest that the draft legislation, being discussed, will give authority to the police to ban protests. The stringent conditions proposed in draft law require protest organizers to provide advance notification to the police of any meeting of more than 10 people, either in public or private.

Meanwhile, Egypt's Interior Ministry Spokesman Hany Abdel Latif reportedly told a private satellite channel Sada El-Balad that the ministry was yet to receive an executable form of the court's decision lifting the state of emergency and curfew.

The court ruling came two days before the curfew was scheduled to be lifted Nov. 14, the same day that the state of emergency expires.

Since the toppling of Pres. Hosni Mubarak two years ago, Egypt has been undergoing a democratic transition. In July 2013, renewed protests led to the military deposing elected president Mohamed Morsi, the suspension of the Constitution and the formation of an interim government.