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A+ A-Hyderabad: In a jolt to the Telangana government, the Telangana High Court on Monday directed it not to demolish the Errum Manzil, a heritage structure, for construction of a new Assembly building. The court struck down the decision of the state cabinet to demolish Errum Manzil to build the legislature complex. The bench agreed with the petitioners’ argument that Errum Manzil is a heritage building and it needs to be protected. The government had argued that Errum Manzil was removed from the list of heritage structures and that the state needs a new Assembly building. Descendants of Nawab Fakrul Mulk, a noble of erstwhile Hyderabad State, had also opposed the plans to demolish Errum Manzil, a family palace built by him about 150 years ago..