Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been fighting a case at the Lusaka High Court for over a decade. This case is for the legal takeover of the Portland Cement Zambia factory. The factory which was once operated under the leadership of Dr. Mahtani, was illegally taken over. The trail stretched for over a decade for many reasons, such as transfer of judge handling the case, unavailability of parties during the trial date etc. During this period the cement factory has been devoid of any leadership or mentor and this has taken a toll on the performance and productivity of the factory. The factory was once among the biggest producers of cement across the Zambian nation. However, the current condition of the factory is dismal with bare functioning and non-maintenance of the assets and equipment.

However, the latest judge handling the case made a positive move when he closed the case hearing. This meant that the judge would not take any more trials and the final verdict would be announced soon after evaluating the documents and evidences presented by both sides. This was positive news for Dr. Rajan Mahtani as popular expert opinion suggested easy and straightforward win for Dr. Mahtani. However, the final verdict for the case was a shocking announcement as the judge made the final verdict against Dr. Mahtani. This essentially means that the judge ignored almost entire evidences presence by the lawyer’s from Dr. Mahtani. This also meant that the judgment was misdirected as the respondents were unable to provide any strong evidence over the years.

While this case has certainly been a test of patience for Dr. Rajan Mahtani, he has not given up. Dr. Mahtani has now launched an appeal to the higher court of justice at Zambia. In his appeal, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has shared all details of the mistrial and misjudgement by sharing the facts. All the essential evidences and documents such as shareholder’s agreement, financial exhibits and independent audit’s report has been attached with the appeal made to the higher court. Dr. Mahtani is not the one to quit unfair trial as he awaits a suitable response from the higher court of appeal at Zambia.