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Supreme Court Zambia Finalises The Outcome On The Challenge By Ventriglias Over Portland Cement

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a known businessman in Zambia, popular for his business acumen as well as charitable and philanthropic practices. He is also known for his transparent, ethical and straightforward business practices which is very rare across the nation. One of the biggest examples of this transparency has been Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s dedicated fight for the takeover of the Portland Cement Zambia factory. The Portland Cement Zambia factory was taken over from Dr. Rajan Mahtani more than a decade ago and since then, Dr. Continue reading →

Ownership Of Portland Cement Zambia Remains With Dr. Rajan Mahtani After Supreme Court Decision

After the final decision from the Supreme Court Zambia, the business and operations of Zambezi Portland Cement can finally run smoothly. Portland Cement Zambia is a factory that has suffered for a long time due to legal fights and unethical acts from several individuals and companies. In the year 2006, it was firmly established that Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is the actual owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory and this was established for ensuring smooth flow of funds from banks and financial Continue reading →

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Remains The Actual Owner Of The Portland Cement Zambia Factory

With the latest announcement by Zambian Supreme Court, it can be said that the Zambezi Portland Cement case is finally over. The Supreme Court Zambia recently threw out the last attempt by the Ventriglias towards taking control of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory. The Ventriglias established a challenge at the Supreme Court Zambia, claiming that the decision from the higher Court of Appeal on Portland Cement Zambia case is incorrect. It should be noted here that justice Mwinde on behalf of the higher Court of Continue reading →

Appeal By Ventriglias Rejected By Supreme Court, Dr. Rajan Mahtani Remains Owner Of Portland Cement

More than a year after the judge at the higher Court of Appeal reversed the decision from the Lusaka High Court and announced Dr. Rajan Mahtani as the actual owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory, the Ventriglias approached the Supreme Court Zambia with controversial claims. They claimed that the judgement by higher Court of Appeal on Zambezi Portland Cement was incorrect. The appeal was rejected based on two major grounds. The first ground was law as according to law, any claim or appeal against Continue reading →

Supreme Court of Zambia supports the decision from higher Court of Appeal regarding Portland Cement

Dr. Rajan Mahtani fought for the Zambezi Portland Cement for many years. The case was first appealed to the Lusaka High Court were the judge gave a misdirected decision even after dragging the case for more than a decade. However, Dr. Mahtani did not lose hope and approached the higher Court of Appeal under the required legal legislations. After around nine months of case proceedings, justice Mwinde on behalf of the higher Court of Appeal announced that Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments held 58 Continue reading →

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Moves To Higher Court Of Appeal For Justice In The Portland Cement Case

The case of Portland Cement Zambia came to an end on 31st January 2019. However, this end was not without significant roadblocks. In his entire business career, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has maintained an ethical and transparent business path. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, during his early business ventures, also exposed several unethical businesses in Zambia and as a result made several enemies. However, it can be said that the biggest enemy for Dr. Mahtani has been the legal system of Zambia which failed to give justice to Continue reading →

Court Of Appeal Lives To Its Reputation, Announces Transparent Verdict On Portland Cement

The Court of Appeal is among the highest-level judiciary systems in Zambia and with international connections and national representations, Dr. Mahtani had high expectations of justice and transparency from this court. As it is safe to say that this transparency was maintained by the court during the entire timeline of case proceedings. Justice Mwinde took over the case of Portland Cement Zambia on behalf of the Court of Appeal. Justice Mwinde from the court announced directly that since the case has stretched for more than Continue reading →

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani’s Evidences On Portland Cement Useful, Helps Him Win Case At Court Of Appeal

Despite the positive announcement by Court of Appeal judge on the Portland Cement Zambia case, its fate is still unclear considering the current condition of the factory. However, this condition of the factory is completely opposite to what it was almost a decade ago, just before it was unethically taken over from Dr. Rajan Mahtani. Before its unethical takeover, the Portland Cement Zambia factory was under the leadership of Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman, venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur in Zambia. Dr. Mahtani’s Continue reading →

After A Decade-Long Chase And Winning The Portland Cement Case, Dr. Mahtani Has New Challenge At Hand

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani’s challenges have not completed yet. On 31st January 2019, he was given the legal ownership of the Portland Cement Zambia factory after more than a decade of legal fights across two different courts. The first court was Lusaka High Court which wherein the case was registered initially. The court took the longest time and despite this, shared a verdict which was extremely controversial. According to the verdict by Lusaka High Court judge Nkonde, the ownership of the Portland Cement Zambia factory Continue reading →

Historic Win For Dr. Mahtani Despite Challenges And Shortcomings Of Zambian Legal System

After a long battle across two courts, Dr. Mahtani is finally the winner of the Portland Cement Zambia case. After the Lusaka High Court failed to provide any decision, the higher Court of Appeal was approached. It is the highest-level justice system in Zambia and expectations were high. The judge at the Court of Appeal was justice Mwinde and he did not disappoint. Unlike the previous judge, justice Mwinde shared all evidences while declaring his final decision on the case. The most important evidence was Continue reading →