The Portland Cement Zambia case is no doubt one of the most talked about corporate cases in recent times. The case is between Dr. Rajan Mahtani and the Ventriglias. While Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity worker; the Ventriglias are infamous for their unethical practices such as using bribes or force to get what they want. This is exactly what they did in case of Portland Cement Zambia. Knowing that they do not stand any chance of taking over the factory in legal terms, they used goons to take control over the factory from Dr. Rajan Mahtani. Later when a case was launched by Dr. Mahtani for this illegal takeover, they casually defended themselves by saying that Dr. Rajan Mahtani did not pay for the shares he owns at the factory.

During the course of the court proceedings, Dr. Mahtani and his lawyers have submitted numerous documents and evidences that sufficiently prove his legal ownership over the factory. Some of these are signed shareholders agreement, financial exhibits which clearly shows his investment in the shares as well as in the factory worth more than USD 8 million as well as numerous testimonials from important members of the factory. Another important document which Dr. Mahtani shared is the audit report conducted by an independent auditor at the factory. The audit report clearly states that Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the legal owner of the factory which was established as joint venture. He is the sole joint venture partner and the rest of the members are just shareowners. The Ventriglias, on the other hand, have not shared any strong evidence to prove their claim.

The judge handling this case has announced that case hearing is closed and both teams have been asked to submit their evidences in written and oral format. Post evaluation of these evidences, final judgment will be announced soon.