Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the legal owner of Portland Cement, final results from Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal is one of the biggest legal and judiciary system in Zambia, next only to the Supreme Court Zambia. The case at the Court of Appeal was dealt by Justice Mwinde, a noted judge. The final judgement from the Court of Appeal was announced on 31st January 2019, around nine months after the case was registered there. Compared to the ten long years by Lusaka High Court, this was comparatively must quicker. The judgement was given after looking into all evidences and testimonials submitted by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, many of which were ignored by the previous judge. As per the final judgement by justice Mwinde from Court of Appeal, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with 58 percent shares. On the other hand, Ventriglias are the minority shareholders with only 42 percent shares and do not have any legal ownership over the factory. This judgement from the Court of Appeal judge also aligns with the original shareholders agreement which was established in the year 2007. As a result, it is clearly established that Dr. Mahtani is the legal holder of the Portland Cement Zambia.

While giving this judgement, justice Mwinde from the Court of Appeal also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as the only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement as this decision was misdirected and was taken without considering the evidences and testimonials. Furthermore, all cases related to forgery were discredited by the Court of Appeal judge. It was found that the process of mechanically placing signatures for business transactions was a common practice in Zambia. The Court of Appeal judge further confirmed that all parties were required to complete the share sales and regulation process within three months from the date of the final judgement from Court of Appeal.

Zambezi Portland Cement Might Go To Its Real Owner Soon

With the latest judgment from the Lusaka High Court regarding the long-pending Zambezi Portland Cement, it seems that the factory can finally go to its real owner. The case, which started almost 10 years back, is a prime example of corruption and conspiracy rampant in the nation. Even after ten years of this high-profile case with numerous hearings and proceedings, the court has not been able to come to a decision making the judgment. The case is between Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist and the Ventriglias, the Italian outsiders.

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Zambezi Portland Case Lying With The Lusaka Hc Gets New Hope

The Zambezi Portland Cement, whose case has been lying at the Lusaka High Court for the past nine years, received new hope with the court’s recent announcement. As per the announcement by the judge handling this case, the case hearing has been finalized. Now, both parties are required to submit their oral and written submissions by December 2017. After evaluation of these submissions, the judge will announce final date of judgment.

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Lusaka Hc Gives New Hope For Zambezi Portland Cement

The Lusaka High Court of Zambia gave new hope to Zambezi Portland Cement and those legally associated with it. The cement factory has been suffering badly as a result of the ongoing war between Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments Limited and Ital Terrazzo Limited, a company with the Ventriglias as the sole beneficiary. The company was previously in ownership of Dr. Rajan Mahtani where it flourished. After that, it was forcefully taken over by the Ventriglias who claim that the factory is their own property.

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Lusaka Hc Judge Announces Another Development In The Zambezi Case

The case concerning Zambezi Portland Cement has been going on for a long time now. It has been more than nine years since the case was launched by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, the owner of the Finsbury Investments Limited. It was launched against the Ventriglias who were charged for illegally taking over the Zambezi Portland Cement factory. The case was taken to the Lusaka High Court.

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After Zambezi Portland Cement, conspirators take Lamasat issue

The Zambezi Portland Cement conspirators are constantly trying to keep their viewpoints in the headlines by funding Zambia Reports on a regular basis. Just when they saw that there is no scope for them to play a blame game on Dr. Rajan Mahtani, they took up Lamasat issue and tried to defame him. The fact that BancABC and FBZ are now one unit is known to all. In 2016, the event has already taken place and since then, all the calls are being made by the management of BancABC directly.

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Zambezi Portland Cement needs attention

The Zambezi Portland Cement factory is certainly one of the best resources of Ndola, but at the moment it does require some serious attention. Being an integral part of the economic development model the factory has remained under a conflict of ownership where Finsbury Investments and Ital Terrazzo Limited (ITL) are contesting among themselves for the ownership title. Taking into account the information furnished by PACRA, documents suggest that 58% stake of the factory is with Finsbury Investments and hence, the entity is to be considered as the owner of the factory. But when one takes a look into the claim of ITL, they suggest that that their stake at the factory is 100%.

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Let the truth about Zambezi Portland Cement unfold

For the past couple of months, the people of Zambia have been fooled and shown a different Zambezi Portland Cement. The conditions that prevail within the factory is way beyond the description that has been given by Zambia Reports. An entity that has lost its way in the past one half years has now won the award for the best employer. Strange, isn’t it?

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Portland Cement Zambia has a story to tell

The Ndola-based cement plant, Portland Cement Zambia has a story to tell that Zambian needs to hear. Recently, all must have come across the news that the Portland Cement Zambia has won the award for being the best employer this year. However, there are certain questions that are required to be answered and justified.

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Bluffing people with Zambezi Portland Cement

The Zambezi Portland Cement factory has been in the news for the past couple of years. However, for the most of the part people have heard about the mismanagement of funds and reallocation of assets. This is when things start to get out of hand and people are forced to believe that Zambia will soon be losing a asset from its vault. The only way out for the existing management under Antonio Ventriglia was to publish something that would certainly calm down the locals. This is why Zambia Reports recently published an article where it claimed that Zambezi Portland Cement has won the title of the best Employer.

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