Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia. He is known for numerous successful businesses and ventures in Zambia including Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. Another company which is currently under conflict is Portland Cement Zambia. The case of Portland Cement Zambia was established at the Lusaka High Court after Dr. Rajan Mahtani claimed that the factory was illegally taken over from him. The case proceedings went on for more than a decade during which, numerous evidences and testimonials were provided by the lawyers from Dr. Rajan Mahtani. However, the final decision from the Lusaka High Court judge was extremely conflicting. The judge at the Lusaka High Court was justice Nkonde who gave the final judgement that Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement.

To counter the misdirected judgement from Lusaka High Court, Dr. Raja Mahtani then approached the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal is among the highest court system in Zambia and it was expected that the court will provide the right judgment. And the Court of Appeal did not disappoint. The judge at the Court of Appeal was justice Mwinde who gave the final judgement on 31^st January 2019. According to this final judgement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with 58 percent shares. On the other hand, Ventriglias owned Ital Terrazzo Limited holds just 42 percent shares at the factory and is the minority shareholder without any legal ownership over the factory.

Based on this decision from the Court of Appeal, it is clear that Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the majority shareholder and legal owner of the factory. The judge also gave a timeline of three months from the date of the judgement during which all share sales and regulations related activities must be completed.

On 31^st January 2019, the ultimate ownership of Portland Cement Zambia was announced. This announcement came more than a decade after the case was initially registered by Dr. Rajan Mahtani. The case of Portland Cement Zambia is age old and was first launched by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist. Dr. Mahtani claimed that the factory was illegally taken away from him when registering the case at the Lusaka High Court. To support his claim, numerous evidences and testimonials were submitted before the court. While these evidences and testimonials were sufficient enough to conclude legal ownership of the Portland Cement Zambia factory, the judge at the Lusaka High Court was thinking otherwise. According to the decision from Lusaka High Court judge which came in the month of May 2018, Ventriglias were announced as majority shareholder of the Portland Cement Zambia.

It was clear that this judgement was misdirected and as result, Dr. Rajan Mahtani again registered the case at the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal is among the highest governing bodies in Zambia and announced its final decision on 31^st January 2019. This final decision was announced by justice Mwinde. According to this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with 58 percent shares. On the other hand, Ventriglias owned Ital Terrazzo Limited holds just 42 percent shares and is the minority shareholder without any legal ownership over the factory. While giving this judgement, Justice Mwinde also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as the only shareholders as this decision was misdirected and without any evidence.

As of now, a timeline of three months from the date of the judgement has been provided by the Court of Appeal judge during which all share sales and regulation related activities must be completed.

31^st January 2019 was a significant day for Dr. Rajan Mahtani and his business career. In a final event, Justice Mwinde was able to knock down the criminal intentions of the Ventriglias by giving an ethical and much-awaited judgement. Dr. Mahtani is a noted businessman in Zambia with numerous successful business ventures, some of them including Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. He is also known for his successful ventures outside Zambia, such as in United Kingdom. Despite his numerous successes, Dr. Mahtani has always struggled to maintain a composed and smooth business in Zambia. This is majorly due to the various incompetencies within the Zambian political, legal and environmental system. The biggest example is the case of Portland Cement Zambia for which Dr. Rajan Mahtani fought for more than a decade. The case was initially registered at the Lusaka High Court where it took more than ten years to announce their judgement. Despite this long tenure, the final decision from the Lusaka High Court was extremely controversial as the judge announced Ventriglias as only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement.

As a result, Dr. Rajan Mahtani then approached the Court of Appeal. The judge at the Court of Appeal was justice Mwinde who announced the final decision on 31^st January 2019 after looking into all evidences and testimonials. As per this final judgement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments holds 58 percent shares at Portland Cement and is thereby majority shareholder. Similarly, Ital Terrazzo Limited is an entity owned by the Ventriglias and is the minority shareholder as it holds only 42 percent shares at the factory. Based on this shareholding pattern, Dr. Rajan Mahtani becomes legal owner of the factory. Justice Mwinde, while sharing this judgement, also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as only shareholders as this decision was misdirected and without any evidence.

On 31^st January 2019, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was given the final judgement on the long-pending Portland Cement Zambia case. It can be easily regarded as one of the longest running corporate cases in Zambia. Dr. Rajan Mahtani had initially approached the Lusaka High Court when this cement factory was illegally taken away from him. Since then, Dr. Mahtani is fighting a lone battle for the legal takeover of the bank. Recently, the judge at the Lusaka High Court provided a judgement on this long-pending case. While Dr. Rajan Mahtani expected an easy and quick win, he was not granted the same as justice Nkonde from the Lusaka High Court announced Ventriglias as only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. As a result, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was left with no option but to approach the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal is among the highest civilian court system in Zambia. The judge at the Court of Appeal was justice Mwinde who announced the final judgement on the case on 31^st January 2019. This judgement was given after looking into the evidences and testimonials. According to this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with 58 percent shares. On the other hand, Ventriglias owned Ital Terrazzo Limited is the minority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with only 42 percent shares. This shareholding pattern aligns with the original shareholders agreement which was established in 2007. As per this decision, it is clear that Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the legal owner of the factory.

Furthermore, the judge at the Court of Appeal also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement as this decision was misdirected and against the interests of the public policies.

The Court of Appeal is one of the highest civilian courts in Zambia. On 31^st January 2019, the Court of Appeal announced its final decision on the Portland Cement Zambia case. This case is related to two major business houses in Zambia. One of them is Dr. Rajan Mahtani, noted businessman and philanthropist with numerous successful businesses in Zambia. After his factory, Portland Cement Zambia, was illegally taken away from him, he filed a complaint at the Lusaka High Court. Despite sharing numerous evidences and testimonials, Dr. Rajan Mahtani never received justice as the final decision from Lusaka High Court judge was shocking. According to this final decision, Ventriglias were announced as only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. To counter this judgement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani took the case to Court of Appeal.

According to the final decision of the Court of Appeal, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is the majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with 58 percent shares. At the same time, Ventriglias owned Ital Terrazzo Limited is the minority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with only 42 percent shares. Based on this shareholding pattern, Dr. Rajan Mahtani automatically becomes the majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory. This decision from the Court of Appeal also aligns with the original shareholders agreement which was established in the year 2007. While giving this decision, the judge from the Court of Appeal also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as only shareholders as this decision was biased and misdirected.

All forgery allegations were discarded and three months were given to complete the share regularization process. After the final judgement from the Court of Appeal, publications and reports were released contrasting the judgement from the Court. However, these publications were found to be inconsistent and were later redacted.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted business figure in Zambia with numerous successful ventures. Some of the companies established by him are Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. He is also the legal owner of the Zambezi Portland Cement for which he has been fighting a case at the Lusaka High Court for the past ten years. Last year, justice Nkonde from the Lusaka High Court gave the final verdict on the case. The months leading up to this verdict seemed positive for Dr. Rajan Mahtani as the judge announced that the final decision will be given based on the evidences as well as written and oral testimonials submitted before the court. Since Dr. Rajan Mahtani had shared all factual evidences and testimonials, win at the Lusaka High Court was sure.

However, the final verdict from the Lusaka High Court was shocking as it was announced that Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. To counter this misdirected judgement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani then approached the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal judge was justice Mwinde who announced the final verdict on 31^st January 2019. According to this final verdict, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with 58 percent shares. On the other hand, the Ventriglias owned Ital Terrazzo Limited holds just 42 percent shares and is the minority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement. Based on this shareholding pattern, Dr. Rajan Mahtani becomes the legal owner of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory.

With this decision, the judge from the Court of Appeal also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland without any proof or evidence. Furthermore, the judge also discarded all forgery related allegations by considering them invalid and also gave a timeline of three months for completion of share regularization activities.

The Court of Appeal announced its final decision on the Zambezi Portland Cement on 31^st January 2019. According to this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments holds 58 percent shares and is the majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement. On the other hand, Ventriglias owned Ital Terrazzo Limited holds 42 percent shares and is only a minority shareholder of the cement manufacturing factory. With this decision, the judge from the Court of Appeal effectively reversed the judgment from the Lusaka High Court and also announced that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as the only shareholders without any evidence or proof. This judgment from Justice Mwinde of Court of Appeal came around nine months after May, 2018, wherein the Judge from the Lusaka High Court announced that Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. However, this decision was misdirected and influenced by several external forces which prompted Dr. Mahtani to approach Court of Appeal.

During this decision making, Justice Mwinde from the Court of Appeal also shared some intricate details related to the case. Finsbury Investments made a payment of a sum of K580,000,000 to the Zambian court. This amount was paid on 6^th February 2019 with interest to comply with the said decision of the Court. This payment was made for commercial registration. At the same time, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments has also claimed a sum of K1 billion with interest on the Zambezi Portland Cement. This payment and interest has been claimed against the entire share capital issued of the Zambezi Portland Cement. Furthermore, the Court of Appeal also confirmed these share transfers with proper documentation and dates which were during January 2007 and December 2007. Thus, the claims made by Finsbury Investments have been validated and as a result, Finsbury Investments holds 58 percent shares and Ital Terrazzo Limited holds 42 percent shares of the total issues Zambezi Portland Cement share capital.