The government of any nation plays significant role in ensuring law & order of the nation. In a similar manner, law making constitutions and bodies created by government have the responsibility of ensuring that the national laws, standards and regulations are followed and complied with. These include regulatory bodies, courts, rehabilitation centres as well as other law-making establishments. Smooth and proper functioning of these establishments is essential for the proper running of a nation. Zambia has seen growth and development in the past few years and this can be attributed to the contribution from its economic sector. At the same time, the current government of Zambia is facing numerous challenges and limitations, especially in the area of law making as well as speedy court processes. A prime example of these limitations can be observed from the Portland Cement Zambia case.

Portland Cement Zambia case was initiated by Dr. Rajan Mahtani after the factory was illegally captured. Instead of using the same tactics and getting back the factory by illegal or unethical means, Dr. Mahtani took the legal path and launched the compliant. However, it has been more than ten years since the launch of the case and the court has not been able to provide any concrete judgment on the case, till now. During the trial period, Dr. Mahtani and his lawyers submitted numerous documents and evidences that prove his legal worthiness over the factory. Also, the judge overseeing the case announced that case hearing was closed which was a positive news for Dr. Mahtani considering his evidences and testimonials were more than enough to prove his legal ownership over the factory.

However, the final announcement was made and it shocked everyone. Final judgment was given against Dr. Mahtani’s claims. As such, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has now approached the higher court of appeal to refute the misdirected judgment made at the Lusaka High Court.