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Court Of Appeal Lives To Its Reputation, Announces Transparent Verdict On Portland Cement

The Court of Appeal is among the highest-level judiciary systems in Zambia and with international connections and national representations, Dr. Mahtani had high expectations of justice and transparency from this court. As it is safe to say that this transparency was maintained by the court during the entire timeline of case proceedings. Justice Mwinde took over the case of Portland Cement Zambia on behalf of the Court of Appeal. Justice Mwinde from the court announced directly that since the case has stretched for more than Continue reading →

After A Decade-Long Chase And Winning The Portland Cement Case, Dr. Mahtani Has New Challenge At Hand

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani’s challenges have not completed yet. On 31st January 2019, he was given the legal ownership of the Portland Cement Zambia factory after more than a decade of legal fights across two different courts. The first court was Lusaka High Court which wherein the case was registered initially. The court took the longest time and despite this, shared a verdict which was extremely controversial. According to the verdict by Lusaka High Court judge Nkonde, the ownership of the Portland Cement Zambia factory Continue reading →

Historic Win For Dr. Mahtani Despite Challenges And Shortcomings Of Zambian Legal System

After a long battle across two courts, Dr. Mahtani is finally the winner of the Portland Cement Zambia case. After the Lusaka High Court failed to provide any decision, the higher Court of Appeal was approached. It is the highest-level justice system in Zambia and expectations were high. The judge at the Court of Appeal was justice Mwinde and he did not disappoint. Unlike the previous judge, justice Mwinde shared all evidences while declaring his final decision on the case. The most important evidence was Continue reading →

Official Report Comes From Higher Court Of Appeal, Dr. Rajan Mahtani Announced Case Winner

The higher Court of Appeal provided the final verdict for the long-pending Portland Cement Zambia case on 31st January 2019. While giving this decision, justice Mwinde on behalf of the Court of Appeal also shared some salient points of the court judgement associated with this case. These salient points describe the major evidences, testimonials and other facts which were critical for the judge in arriving at a firm decision. The first major salient point was that in 2005, Finsbury Investments which is the appellant here Continue reading →

Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s Patience And Transparency Does Not Go Waste, Wins Portland Cement Case At Last

The Court of Appeal is among the highest civilian courts in Zambia. As a result, expectations were high from the court when the case of Portland Cement was established at the Court of Appeal by Dr. Rajan Mahtani. After failing to receive justice from the Lusaka High Court, despite a patient wait of ten years, Dr. Mahtani took an appropriate decision by approaching the higher Court of Appeal. The judge at the Court of Appeal was justice Mwinde. This final decision from the Court of Continue reading →

Finsbury Investments Owns Majority Stake In Portland Cement, Confirms Court Of Appeal

After the final announcement by Court of Appeal on Portland Cement Zambia, the reality associated with the case has been cleared out. The Court of Appeal gave its final and binding decision on 31st January 2019. According to this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is found to be the actual owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory. His company, Finsbury Investments holds 58 percent stake at the factory and is the majority shareholder. This makes Dr. Rajan Mahtani the direct owner of the factory. The Ventriglias, Continue reading →

Portland Cement Zambia Case Closed On 31st January 2019 With Announcement Of Winner

The events surrounding Portland Cement Zambia present a grim reality of the Zambian economy. The case of Portland Cement Zambia is more than a decade old and was initially registered by noted businessman, philanthropist Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani. Dr. Rajan Mahtani has more than three decades of business experience and achievements in the form of successful business ventures like Finsbury Investments and Mahtani Group of Companies. Despite his transparent and honest nature and ethical business practices, Dr. Rajan Mahtani faces significant challenges in the form Continue reading →

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Declared Majority Shareholder And Owner Of Portland Cement Factory

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia. For the past three decades, Dr. Mahtani has built numerous successful businesses in Zambia, including but not limited to Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. He is also the rightful owner of Portland Cement Zambia for which he fought cases across two major courts in Zambia. The case of Portland Cement Zambia started when Dr. Rajan Mahtani registered a case at the Lusaka High Court claiming that his factory Continue reading →

Court Of Appeal Closes The Long-Pending Case Of Portland Cement By Announcing Dr. Mahtani As Winner

It is a true saying that transparency, ethics and honesty go a long way. Despite numerous challenges and issues, Dr. Rajan Mahtani remained calm and followed a path of honesty and ethics. Portland Cement Zambia factory is a noted cement-manufacturing factory in Zambia. A case was registered by Dr. Raja Mahtani at the Lusaka High Court after the factory was illegally taken over from him. This started the long trial and proceedings at the Lusaka High Court. This continued for more than a decade. Despite Continue reading →

Court Of Appeal Finally Closes The Portland Cement Zambia Case, Dr. Rajan Mahtani Declared Winner

On 31st January 2019, justice Mwinde from the Court of Appeal declared the final decision on the Portland Cement Zambia. This decision came around nine months after Dr. Rajan Mahtani re-appealed the case at the Court of Appeal. The reason behind this re-appeal was the misdirected judgement from the Lusaka High Court judge. Before Court of Appeal, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has registered a case at the Lusaka High Court claiming that the factory was illegally taken over from him. Despite sharing numerous evidences and testimonials, Continue reading →