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2. In the month of May, 2018,
justice Nkonde on behalf of the
Lusaka High Court gave a
controversial decision to the
Zambezi Portland Cement case

3. This case was registered by
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani.

4. In this decision, the judge
declared the Ventriglias as the
only shareholders of the Portland
Cement Zambia factory.

5. However, Dr. Rajan Mahtani
was able to quash this unethical
decision by immediately
challenging this decision at the
higher Court of Appeal.

6. Judge Mwinde announced his
final decision on 31st January
2019.

7. According to this decision,
Dr. Rajan Mahtani was found to be
the majority shareholder and legal
owner of the Portland Cement
Zambia factory with 58 percent
shares.

8. Judge Mwinde also discarded
the previous decision from the
Lusaka High Court

9. He announced that the actual
amount payable against the
majority shares hold by Finsbury
Investments is K580,000 as
opposed to K580 million claimed
by the Ventriglias.

10. After more than 15 months of
this decision from the higher
Court of Appeal, theVentriglias
again created a buzz

11. This buzz was around the
cement factory by challenging the
decision at the Supreme Court
Zambia.

12. To evaluate their claim, a bench of
three judges was established.

13. After investigation, it was
found that the Ventriglias failed
the legal obligation behind making
such appeal.

14. According to the law, any
appeal against previous
court decision should be
made within 14 days of the
court judgement itself.

15. The Ventriglias did not comply
with this compulsory legal
requirement, making their claim
out of the jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court.

16. Supreme Court judges’
bench declared that the claims
surrounding the challenge by the
Ventriglias were controversial and
therefore, it was rejected
outright.

17. By rejecting this claim from
the Ventriglias, the Supreme Court
Zambia further strengthened the
decision from the higher Court of
Appeal

18. The decision clearly states that
Dr. Mahtani is the actual owner of
the Portland Cement factory.