Court Of Appeal Announces Final Judgement On Portland Cement Zambia, Dr. Mahtani Winner

As per the final judgement from the Court of Appeal, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the legal and real owner of the Zambezi Portland Cement. This judgement from the Court of Appeal was announced on 31st January 2019, around nine months after it was registered there. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia. He first registered the case at the Lusaka High Court where it went for more than a decade. Despite sharing strong evidences, the final judgement from the Lusaka High Court was controversial as the judge announced that Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. To counter this judgement, Dr. Mahtani registered the case again at the Court of Appeal. 

The Court of Appeal announced final judgement on Portland Cement Zambia. The judgement was given by justice Mwinde. According to the final decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement as his company Finsbury Investments owns 58 percent shares at the factory. On the other hand, Ventriglias are the minority shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement as their company, Ital Terrazzo Limited, holds only 42 percent shares at the factory. Based on this shareholding pattern, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the majority shareholder and legal owner of the factory. This decision was further supported by the original shareholders agreement which was established in the year 2007. 

The judge from the Court of Appeal also discarded all forgery related allegations by saying that the process of mechanically placing signatures for business transactions was a common practice in Zambia and critical members of Zambia family engaged in similar practice.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Announced Majority Shareholder And Owner Of Zambezi Portland

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman in Zambia. He is the proud owner of many successful business organisations in Zambia, including Mahtani Group of Companies and Finsbury Investments. Dr. Rajan Mahtani had approached the Court of Appeal after the judge from the Lusaka High Court announced a misdirected judgement on the Zambezi Portland Cement. This incident occurred during May 2018 and Dr. Mahtani did not wait for any other opinion and directly approached the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal announced its final judgement on Zambezi Portland Cement on 31^st January 2019. This judgement effectively reversed the decision from the Lusaka High Court, which held that Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. This judgement at the Court of Appeal was given by Justice Mwinde, who also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as the only shareholders without having any proof. According to the judgement by the Court of Appeal, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is majority shareholder of Zambezi Portland with 58 percent shares. On the other hand, Ventriglias are the minority shareholder of the cement factory with only 42 percent shares. This shareholding pattern clearly establishes Dr. Rajan Mahtani as the legal owner of the Zambezi Portland Cement.

At the same time, the judge also discarded all allegations of forgery by saying that the process of mechanically placing signatures for business transactions is a common practice across Zambezi Portland Cement. It was also found that important member of the Ventriglia family, Claudio Ventriglia, engaged in similar process for business transaction. As such, all allegations were discarded by the judge.

Court Of Appeal At Zambia Gives Final Judgement On Portland Cement, Dr. Mahtani Real Owner

The Court of Appeal is one of the most elevated national courts of any country. Aside from Supreme Court, Court of Appeal has extraordinary power in the administration of a country. In that capacity, the judgment on Zambezi Portland Cement at the Court of Appeal was national dimension news. On 31st January 2019, the Court of Appeal reported that Dr. Rajan Mahtani and his organization Finsbury Investments is greater part investor of the bond manufacturing plant. With this declaration, the judgment at the Lusaka High Court on the concrete manufacturing plant was viably switched.

The judgment was given by Justice Mwinde Siavwapa and in this choice; the judgment from the judge beneath him was censured. As per the judgment selections, Justice NKonde wasn't right in proclaiming Ventriglias as only shareholders notwithstanding when there were insufficient confirmations to demonstrate the equivalent. So also, the judgment was viewed as illegal and was switched right away.

As per the new judgment, Finsbury Investments holds 58 percent offers at the Zambezi Portland Cement industrial facility and has been pronounced as the majority investor of the organization. Then again, the Ventriglias were given 42 percent shares and were just minority investors with no lawful responsibility for plant.

Besides, the judge from the Court of Appeal reported that all gatherings need to regularize the share deals process and complete this procedure in three months from the date of the judgment. This is a notable success for Dr. Rajan Mahtani and Finsbury Investment who has been working enthusiastically for as far back as ten years for the legitimate responsibility for production line.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani announced majority shareholder for Zambezi Portland Cement

After many years of battling for the legal takeover of the factory, last judgment on the Portland Cement Zambia is out. The processing plant has turned out to be notorious for the lawful battle about it by two noteworthy gatherings from Zambia. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, who is a prominent businessman in labourer in Zambia, has been battling for the lawful takeover of the production line for over 10 years. He has enlisted an objection at the Lusaka High Court and in spite of sharing various evidences; the final conclusion of the court was against Dr. Rajan Mahtani's cases. After this misled judgment, Dr. Rajan Mahtani then engaged the higher 'Court of Appeal'.

At long last, on 31st January 2019, the Court of Appeal offered judgement to Dr. Rajan Mahtani's straightforward tolerance. The judgment of High Court was switched, which was given in May 2018 and which thought about that Ventriglias were investors for the Zambezi Portland Cement industrial facility. The new judgment was given by Justice Mwinde Siavwapa from the 'Court of Appeal'. This judgment and the procedures continued for just about an hour and a half amid the morning of 31st January 2019. As per the judgment by Justice Siavwapa, the High Court judge had given a misled judgment before the law when it was held that Ventriglias were just investors of Zambezi Portland.

From this judgment from the Court of Appeal, it is established that the majority shareholder of Zambezi Portland Cement is Finsbury Investments constrained claimed by Dr. Rajan Mahtani. The Finsbury Investments claims 58 percent shares and the Ventriglias possess 42 percent shares and are considered as minority investors. This judgment is totally lined up with fundamental Shareholder's understanding set up by similar gatherings in the year 2007.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Moves To Higher Court Of Zambia After Lusaka HC Judgement On Portland Cement Zambia

The last judgment on the long-running Portland Cement Zambia case was reported at the Lusaka High Court recently. The cement-manufacturing plant was set up by prominent businessman Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani. In the wake of building up the plant, Dr. Mahtani had the capacity to take the processing plant higher than ever with expanded creation and high pay rates and wages. Much the same as his other fruitful elements, Portland Cement Zambia likewise turned out to be one of the greatest makers of value concrete inside the Zambian country. Be that as it may, things changed definitely when the manufacturing plant was wrongfully assumed control.

It has been a long time since this unlawful takeover of the industrial facility and just couple of months back the last declaration on the Portland Cement's case was given. Be that as it may, this declaration by the Lusaka High Court Judge brought up a greater number of issues than answers. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, amid the case procedures, shared various confirmations and records which were adequate to demonstrate his genuine responsibility for production line. A portion of these archives were consented to investor's arrangements, monetary shows and also autonomous review report from the free reports. This review report obviously expressed that the processing plant was set up as a joint venture and Dr. Rajan Mahtani was the sole joint venture partner of the manufacturing plant.

Be that as it may, the last judgment accompanied stunning unforeseen development when the judge gave the last decision against Dr. Rajan Mahtani. Obviously the judgment was misled and affected by outer powers. Notwithstanding, Dr. Rajan Mahtani made the correct stride and has now drawn nearer the 'Higher Court of Appeal' with respect to this misled judgment.

Dr. Mahtani approaches higher court of Zambia after final judgment goes against his claims

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a prominent businessperson with successful business and corporate experience. He is likewise among the best, fair, straightforward and moral business people the country over. However he is every now and again conspired by plotters and individuals who need to see his empire fail or fall flat. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is the proprietor of various triumphant associations, including Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. He has likewise settled various organizations crosswise over improvement countries, for example, United Kingdom, which has additionally helped him in bringing outside ventures the country over. He is among few businessmen in Zambia who has fundamentally contributed for the development and improvement of the country in the previous 30 years.

Many will know the name of Portland Cement Zambia as it was once among the top producers of cement the country over. The cement processing plant likewise pulled in representatives and specialists from far-away places because of its above-industry normal wages. Be that as it may, the processing plant generation and productivity has gone down fundamentally since the fight in court for its possession began right around ten years prior.

The most recent judge regulating the case made some positive declarations when the last hearing was shut and the judge said that confirmations put together by the gatherings will be examined for definite judgment. Be that as it may, when the last decision came, it was not what was normal. The judge made the final verdict against Dr. Mahtani's claims. This was a clear case of misdirected judgment as dominant part of the confirmations bolstered Dr. Mahtani's case. Starting at now, Dr. Mahtani has now engaged the higher court of request against this judgment at the Lusaka High Court.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Unhappy With The Latest Judgment On Portland Cement By Lusaka HC Judge

Zambezi Portland Cement has been a prominent cement-manufacturing industrial facility crosswise over Zambia. The assembling plant was once one of the greatest makers of cement over Zambia, with above-industry wages and compensations for its workers. The industrial facility was beforehand lead by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a prominent industrialist and businessman. After the takeover of the manufacturing plant, Dr. Mahtani enrolled a case at the Lusaka High Court for the recovery of his organization. The case has been continuing for over 10 years and the judgment was declared couple of days back.

The judge who is at present overseeing the case gave judgment against Dr. Rajan Mahtani, which was stun thinking about the measure of confirmations and tributes shared by Dr. Mahtani's attorneys. In the meantime, various irregularities were found in the judgment given by the judge for this situation. For example, the judge misled his judgment by totally neglecting to legitimately guide himself towards right judgment. It was additionally discovered that the cases of the respondents were considered with neither Zambezi Portland Cement nor any other parties in these procedures. The judge was likewise found to have misled as no proof was found for supporting the instance of the second respondent as argued. In this manner, it has been unmistakably settled in the interest made by Dr. Mahtani that the judge misled the judgment and neglected to think about the basic confirmations.

Dr.Rajan Mahtani is the proprietor of Finsbury Investment which has been named as the litigant in this issue and the interest has been imparted to the 'Court of Appeal' at Lusaka. Reaction from the court is anticipated starting at now.

Portland Cement Zambia results by Lusaka High Court grossly misdirected

The battle for Portland Cement Zambia plant plant isn't finished. Despite the fact that the judge dwelling the case at the Lusaka High Court have declared the last decision, dominant part of individuals related with the case have officially thought about this decision as misled and even impacted. Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been battling for the legitimate takeover of the Portland Cement Zambia for over ten years now. He was the person who enlisted the case at the Lusaka High Court after it was illicitly caught far from him. Despite the fact that Dr. Mahtani took the exemplary way of peace, he didn't get any help as the case took right around ten years for declaring results.

A few issues can be considered for this long pendency of the case. Lion's share of times it was the inaccessibility of the right confirmations, ask for time expansion for confirmations and non-participation of the gatherings which brought about the hauling of the case. Other time, it was the regular exchange of judges, a typical event inside the lawful arrangement of Zambia, which brought about long pendency as the new judge assuming control would experience the case once more.

Indeed, even from that point onward, last judgment declared couple of weeks back turned into a bad dream for those enthusiastically sitting tight for the recovery of Portland Cement Zambia. The last judgment was given against the cases of Dr. Rajan Mahtani. While this last judgment has been discredited by numerous and considered as misled and impacted, Dr. Mahtani once against took the upright way and has made an interest to the higher court of Zambia.

Malicious, False, Libellous And Defamatory Articles Published About Dr. Rajan Mahtani

London, United Kingdom September 10, 2018

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani (popularly known as Dr. Mahtani) is a Zambian businessman and philanthropist and Chairman of the Mahtani Group of Companies. He has business interests across Africa, Europe and Asia. The Mahtani group includes a large number of Companies and has been built into one of the largest conglomorate in Zambia, employing over 3500 personell and funding more than twenty development projects in Zambia, apart from countless charitable and philanthropic initiatives.

However, his success has naturally been accompanied by a vicious smear campaign, aimed at maligning Dr. Mahtani’s reputation, by vested interests in Zambia, and supported by persons in America and Europe. It is noteworthy, that Dr. Mahtani filed defamation cases in the State of Arizona and State of Minnesota, USA against such publishers of defamatory articles, including Zambiareports.com. The case was resolved between both parties and Zambiareports removed all such articles as they were malicious, defamatory, libellous, false and without any substance.

It has been brought to our notice that certain articles emanating from the removed Zambiareports articles have been copied, reproduced and/or published by various other websites, individuals and online publications.

At Dr. Mahtani’s behest, his attorneys have reached out to those whose contact information was publicly available, while several others which were posted anonymously, remain in the public domain. To those publishing and posting false allegations, which have been proved to be without substance and deliberately malicious in various Courts of Law in USA, UK, and Zambia, Dr. Mahtani’s USA attorneys Clare Locke LLP, and UK attorneys Gordon Dadds LLP officially advise through their respective letters (attached) Individuals and organization who may which to seek independent clarification may write to them directly. In the absence of which, those indulging in these activities are warned that they do so at their own risk and Dr. Mahtani reserves the right to take appropriate legal action against them.

Dr. Mahtani has worked relentlessly for the upliftment and development of Zambia as a businessman and a philanthropist and has earned an impeccable reputation. He has led numerous businesses in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Europe and Asia with a primary focus on banking, insurance, property development, financial, manufacturing and investment sectors. His highly successful business and development projects have benefitted the respective Countrys’ economy and improved the standard of living in Zambia and other territories. He holds the importance of integrity, good governance, honesty and lawfulness very dear to him. He takes these false allegations as an attempt to defame and cause harm to not just his businesses, but him personally

Attachments:

1. Letter issued by USA attorneys Clare Locke LLP-

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2.UK attorneys Gordon Dadds LLP-

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Judgement By Lusaka High Court Raises More Questions, Dr. Rajan Mahtani Takes Immediate Action

In the Portland Cement Zambia case, various ups and downs as well as turning points have been seen till now. However, none of these turning points were helpful in providing transparent and quick justice for the cement factory and the people associated with it. Even the latest final verdict announced by the judge at the Lusaka High Court raised more question than ever, forcing Dr. Rajan Mahtani to take immediate action.

The Portland Cement Zambia factory used to have surplus production under the leadership of Dr. Rajan Mahtani. The factory was also noted for its above-industry average salaries and wages, attracting workers from across the nation. During its glory days, the factory has achieved numerous achievements and awards for its profitability, working principles as well as its contributions to the society. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to see the same factory in ruins sue to an event which could have been avoided with amicable solutions. The only reason Dr. Rajan Mahtani registered the case was he did not want to sort to any unethical or illegal practice to get back his factory. However, he had to face the consequences of a challenging legal institution within the nation, dragging the case to almost 10 years without any conclusion.

Though some positive news was announced when the judge closed the case hearing and announced that final judgment will be based on evidences, it was not as expected. The final judgment was against Dr. Mahtani’s claims, shocking everyone. As such, Dr. Mahtani has now appealed to the higher court of appeal and is awaiting reply.

Dr. Mahtani Challenges The Lusaka High Court’s Decision On Portland Cement

Just a few months back, the judge overseeing the Portland Cement Zambia case announced that the case hearing is closed and the final verdict will be given based on the written and oral evidences submitted by both parties. This was extremely positive news for Dr. Mahtani and his lawyers as over the long trial of 10 years of the case, Dr. Mahtani has submitted numerous documents and evidences which are sufficient to prove his rightful ownership over the factory. Some of these documents were signed shareholder’s agreement, financial exhibits, and reports clearly indicating investment of more than USD 12 million over the factory’s development as well as audit report from an independent auditor. As per this audit report, the Portland Cement Zambia factory was established as a joint venture and Dr. Rajan Mahtani was the sole joint venture partner of the factory. It is clear from these evidences that the only reason the case stretched so far was the limitations of the government and law making bodies as well as difficult relationship between the two parties fighting for the case.

The final verdict which was announced few weeks earlier was nothing less than a shocker. As per the final verdict, the judgement was given against Dr. Mahtani’s claims. This clearly indicates that the judge did not even consider the evidences and testimonials submitted by Dr. Rajan Mahtani. It was essentially a shocker for all onlookers and experts. As of now, Dr. Mahtani has considered this judgment to be a sham and has appealed to the higher court of Zambia against this misdirected judgment made at the Lusaka High Court. Reply is awaited from the higher court of Zambia.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Not Dejected By Unjustified Action From Lusaka HC, Takes Action

Portland Cement Zambia is a cement-manufacturing factory is Zambia that has been going through difficult times in the past few years. As per the reports, it was established and run under the leadership of Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman, charity and social workers and a philanthropist. Experts say that the factory was flourishing during the initial years with higher than average production, profits as well as better than industry- average salary and wages for its employees, workers and staff. It quickly became one of the best-known manufacturing plants in the province; until it was taken over illegally. That is when Dr. Rajan Mahtani registered the case at the Lusaka High Court, instead of using the similar tactic of goons to take back the factory.

Unfortunately, it has been ten years and no decision has yet been established on the case. Numerous ups and downs were observed during the trial and numerous evidences and documents were submitted, majorly by Dr. Rajan Mahtani and his lawyers. These include signed shareholder’s agreement, independent audit report and numerous financial and investment reports. A worthwhile progress was made few months back after the judge overseeing the case announced closure of case hearing. However, this was all but a mirage as the final verdict came and shocked everyone. The final announcement was made against the claims made by Dr. Mahtani and it seems that all the evidences were ignored. However, instead of feeling dejected, Dr. Mahtani has taken the appropriate steps and approached to the higher court of appeal to file a report against this Lusaka High Court judgment

After Final Judgment By Lusaka HC Judge, Dr. Rajan Mahtani Requests Higher Court Of Zambia

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity worker in Zambia. With more than three decades of experience, he is among the most popular, noted as well as knowledgeable businessman and industrialists in Zambia. He is responsible for some of the top companies in Zambia, such as Finance Bank Zambia, Mahtani Group of Companies and Finsbury Investments. All these companies are also noted for their works for the less privileged sections of the society. Furthermore, he has numerous philanthropic and charitable activities under his name. Despite these achievements and influence, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has never tried to use his power of popularity for business gains or personal profits.

For the past ten years, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been fighting the case of Portland Cement Zambia, a cement manufacturing factory in Zambia. Dr. Mahtani started the factory and also held the leadership position during which the factory flourished significantly. However, the condition of the factory is questionable since the case was registered at the Lusaka High Court. Furthermore, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has shared numerous evidences and testimonials to support his claims. Some of these evidences included signed shareholder’s agreement, testimonials from several important members associated with the factory, financial exhibits as well as audit report conducted by an independent auditor. All these evidences were sufficient enough to prove that Dr. Mahtani is the real owner of the factory.

However, the entire team and onlookers were shocked when the final judgment was given against Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s claim. Dr. Mahtani has now launched another appeal to the higher court of Zambia against this decision made at the Lusaka High Court.

Portland Cement Zambia Case Takes Another Turn, Dr. Mahtani Now Approached Higher court

For Portland Cement Zambia, the fight is not over yet. The cement-manufacturing factory and its legal owner are still trying to fight for the justice at the Zambian law. The case of Portland Cement Zambia is known to almost everyone associated with the Zambian corporate world. It was registered by Dr. Rajan Mahtani almost a decade back. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, who has made claims to be the legal owner of the factory, is among the most celebrated businessmen across Zambia. He is known for his successful companies such as Finsbury Investment, Mahtani Group of Companies and Finance Bank Zambia. He has also established numerous entities outside of Zambia, most notably across United Kingdom, and has continuously utilised his international contacts to bring foreign investments in Zambia. He is also an avid philanthropist and social activist and is continuously working for the development and upliftment of the less privileged sections of the society. With these achievement, career track and name for social services, it is hard to pin him as someone who will consider a conspirator move to gain control over a factory which is not his.

Still, Dr. Mahtani has been continuously fighting for the legal takeover of the factory from the court proceedings. He has even submitted numerous evidences, testimonials and financial documents sufficient enough to prove his ownership. Even after this, it took the court a decade to provide final judgment to the case.

Even the final judgment announced by the judge handling the case was shocking to say at least. The final judgment was made against Dr. Mahtani’s claims. As a result, Dr. Mahtani has now approached the higher court of appeal and made an appeal against this judgment.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Takes Unprecedented Step, Moves To Higher Court After Court Verdict

During his more than three decades of stay in Zambia, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has seen numerous ups and downs. He is among the most successful and celebrated businessmen in Zambia. His successful businesses can be found not only in Zambia but also across many foreign nations. Some of his established businesses include Finsbury Investments, Mahtani Group of Companies and Finance Bank Zambia. Yet, he is also among the most conspired upon businessmen in Zambia with numerous individuals, groups and even companies constantly trying to ruin his reputation or business. On the other hand, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has never been found to have engaged in similar conspiracy based activities or ruining someone else’s image or business for personal reputation. Instead, he has devoted majority of his time into development of his companies and the communities, philanthropic activities as well as working for the underprivileged sections of the society.

For the past ten years, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been fighting a case at the Lusaka High Court. This case is for the legal takeover of the Portland Cement Zambia factory, a noted cement-manufacturing factory which originally belongs to Dr. Rajan Mahtani. The reason behind long pendency of the case is majorly the limitations and shortcomings of the Zambian law and government. Some good news was announced a few months ago when the judge handling the Portland Cement Zambia case concluded the case hearing and requested both parties to submit evidences, based on which final judgment was to be announced.

However, the final judgment was shockingly made against Dr. Mahtani’s claims even though most of the documents submitted suggested otherwise. Dr. Mahtani has now filed an appeal to the higher court of Zambia.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Appeals To Higher Court Of Justice For Portland Cement

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman in Zambia and is among few industrialists who are still known for his transparent and ethical business functions. He is also a noted philanthropist and regularly contributes to the society and the underprivileged sections of the society with his charity works. For the past ten years, Dr. Mahtani has been fighting for the legal takeover of the Portland Cement Zambia factory.

During this time, Dr. Mahtani shared several evidences before the court to prove his claim over the factory. Some of these evidences included signed shareholder’s agreement, financial exhibits and audit reports from independent auditor which clearly indicated that the Portland CementZambia factory was established as a joint venture entity and Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the real and legal joint venture partner. At the same time, the financial exhibits clearly showcased that Dr. Mahtani had investment more than USD 12 million worth of money into the growth and development of the factory. These evidences were clear enough to prove that Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the legal owner of the factory.

However, the final judgment announced by the court was unexpected and unprecedented. It was given against Dr. Mahtani’s claims, even after submitting all those evidences which sufficiently proved Dr. Mahtani ownership over the factory. Not with standing this skewed judgment, Dr. Mahtani has now appealed to the higher court of Zambia. In his new appeal, Dr. Mahtani has shared all those evidences and has requested the higher court to look into this matter. Reply is awaited from the higher court as of now but Dr. Mahtani is hopeful of their judgment.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Not Afraid To Challenge Court Decision, Appeals To Higher Court

It is true that the path towards righteousness is never easy. While people can easily win by illegal and unethical methods, these are just short-term strategies for achieving something. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is among the few businessmen left in Zambia who still follow this difficult path of truthfulness and honesty in all of his operations, irrespective of whether he receives support from government or his industry counterparts or not. As a result, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is stuck with the case of Portland Cement Zambia which has become one of the longest running corporate cases in Zambia.

The latest judge handling this case was Justice Nkonde and he gave positive news a few months back when announcing that the case hearing for the Portland Cement Zambia is closed and both sides were requested to submit their updated evidence, documents as well as testimonials in written and oral format before the judge. Based on this evidence, the judge was supposed to provide a final verdict. It was positive news for Dr. Rajan Mahtani as his evidence were much stronger and sufficient enough to prove his claim. The high court judge even commended the achievement of this long-pending case.

However, everything changed when the final verdict was announced. The judge announced the final verdict against Dr. Mahtani claim which was a shocking event. However, Dr. Mahtani and his lawyers have considered this judgment by the Lusaka High Court judge to be skewed and misdirected and has appealed to the higher court of Zambia against this judgment with reply awaited.

Lusaka High Court Makes New Announcement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani Finally Expecting Win

The latest announcement made by the Lusaka High Court has given some hope to Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani and his team, and he is finally expecting a sweeping win over the Ventriglias in the Portland Cement Zambia case. The case is among the most famous as well as longest running high-profile corporate cases in Zambia. The Portland Cement Zambia factory, which legally belongs to Dr. Rajan Mahtani, was illegally taken over by the Ventriglias. When Dr. Mahtani approached Lusaka High Court demanding justice, the Ventriglias defended themselves by claiming that the shares of the cement factory owned by Dr. Mahtani were not paid for. 

It has been 10 years now and no judgement has been given by the court, despite the fact that Dr. Rajan Mahtani and his teams have been regularly submitting evidences and documents to prove his rightful claim over the factory. Some of these documents include signed shareholder’s agreement, financial exhibits, shares report and independent audit report which clearly states that the factory was developed as Joint Venture in which Dr. Mahtani was the sole joint venture partner and the rest were only minor shareholders. This effectively makes Dr. Rajan Mahtani as the owner of the factory. Meanwhile, the Ventriglias were not able to submit any relevant documents or make their arguments stay. They have also tried to discredit Dr. Mahtani many times but have failed. 

The judge who is currently residing the case made a huge announcement recently. As per the judge, the final hearing is closed now. Both parties have been called to submit their evidences and after validating these evidences, final judgment will be announced soon.

Zambia Discovers A Mass Money Laundering Illegal Racket Involving Lawyers

Zambian country went to an entire shock when the FIC (Financial Intelligence Center) found a mass illegal tax avoidance racket going ahead. More regrettable, the rundown of people engaged in this illicit racket incorporates the names of some noticeable legal advisors from Zambia. Furthermore, it additionally contains the name of the official attorney of the Ventriglias, Sakwiba Sikota.

While illicit exercises and activities are normal over this country, the rundown uncovers the level of criminal activities by top authorities working in regarded positions. OMM Banda has topped this list of illicit tax criminals. He is a legal counselor from Avik International, noted law office in Zambia. He has been blamed for laundering cash to Edgar Lungu, a famous Zambian tyrant. In the meantime, Edgar has been protecting himself by constraining that the cash in his record is for different government contracts. Since the cash included is in millions, the probe has started.

Among the law offices that are included in this list of unlawful illegal tax avoidance exercises is Central Chambers, a firm whose proprietor is Sakwiba Sikota. The list itself is shocking as it has many prime and prominent legal counsellors working in private & open part organizations. Be that as it may, Sikota's name isn't as stunning as he has been beforehand connected with different illegal and unlawful exercises previously. The FIC has reported that it will share results of its examination as and when any new story develops.  

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Looks To Continue His Fight For The Zambezi Portland

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted figure in Zambia. He is responsible for various businesses in Zambia as well as across foreign nations too. Some of his top companies are Finsbury Investment and Mahtani Group of Industries. He is also the ex-chairman of Finance Bank Zambia and legal owner of the Zambezi Portland Cement, for which he is fighting for the past 10 years. The fight starts when the Ventriglias tool over the factory illegally. Since then, a case was launched at the Lusaka High Court. At the same time, the Ventriglias claimed that the shared owned by Dr. Mahtani were not paid for. This and the continued transfer of judges or unavailability of the defendants (the Ventriglias) during court proceedings have resulted in one of the longest pending high-profile court cases in Zambia.

Going by the internal reports, it can be said that the actual facts are very much different from what is being portrayed by the media, especially those conspiring against Dr. Mahtani and his companies. As per the official statement presented by the court, Dr. Mahtani and his team have submitted various evidence to support their claim. One of them is signed shareholder’s agreement that clearly indicates Dr. Mahtani’s 58 percent shares in the factory. This statement has been accepted by the court. Major evidence was the audit report by independent auditor clearly stating the project as a joint venture and Dr. Mahtani as the sole joint venture partner.

The high court has announced closing this case soon. Documents and evidence from both sides will be evaluated and final judgement will be given soon.