More than a decade ago, Dr. Rajan Mahtani had registered a case at the Lusaka High Court claiming that his factory, Portland Cement Zambia, was unethically taken over from him. To support his claim, several evidences and testimonials were shared before the court. Despite having critical evidences, the Lusaka High Court took more than a decade to come to a final judgement. It must be noted here that just before the final decision, justice Mwinde had declared that the case proceedings were over and the final decision will be given based on the evidences and testimonials submitted. This news was deemed as extremely positive considering the fact that Dr. Mahtani held almost all evidences sufficient enough to prove his legal ownership over the factory. However, the final decision from the Lusaka High Court was a shocker as justice Nkonde on behalf of the Lusaka High Court announced that Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Portland Cement Zambia factory.
This decision was then successfully refuted by Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani at the higher Court of Appeal. On 31st January 2019, around nine months after Dr. Mahtani re-registered the case at the Mwinde, final decision on the case was announced. According to this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani paid one billion kwachas to the Zambezi Portland Cement which covered for the 58 percent shares she took over of the factory. Based on these details, final decision which came was that Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the actual owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory.
This decision was then successfully refuted by Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani at the higher Court of Appeal. On 31st January 2019, around nine months after Dr. Mahtani re-registered the case at the Mwinde, final decision on the case was announced. According to this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani paid one billion kwachas to the Zambezi Portland Cement which covered for the 58 percent shares she took over of the factory. Based on these details, final decision which came was that Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the actual owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory.