Dr. Rajan Mahtani has gained a positive reputation and popularity among local citizens with his sustainable business practices and with his focus towards the development of the society. Among the major challenges which Dr. Mahtani has faced over the years, the case of Portland Cement Zambia has been the most difficult. It is one of the longest pending corporate cases across any Zambian court, taking over a decade of the fight for the ownership of a large manufacturing factory.
The results of the case, however, took a lot of time due to several limitations from the court itself as well as issues associated with the parties fighting for the ownership over the factory. Sometimes the case trials got delayed due to the unavailability of the parties or lack of evidence. Other times the judges were not available or got transferred and the new judge took over starting the case all over again. However, a positive announcement was made a few months back when the current justice overseeing the case announced that the case hearing is closed. This meant that the judge will not be taking further trials and both parties were asked to submit their evidence in written and oral formats for analysis. After evaluation of these documents, the justice was supposed to announce the final judgment.
The final judgment was announced and it was not expected. Since the last announcement of the trials, even experts had a positive opinion towards Dr. Rajan Mahtani and his evidence. The last announcement of the closure of case hearing almost ensured victory for Dr. Mahtani and his long-awaited patience. However, the final decision made by the judge proves the fact that the lawmaking bodies of Zambia are still far away from those across developed nations. The judge announced the final verdict against Dr. Mahtani. However, Dr. Mahtani is not the one to lose hope and has now filed an appeal to the higher court of Zambia.
