Dr. Mahtani & Zambia

Legal Ownership Of Portland Cement Zambia Announced, Dr. Rajan Mahtani Winner

According to the latest details by the Court of Appeal, the final results for the long-pending Portland Cement Zambia case have been announced. This case can easily be considered as one of the longest pending corporate cases in Zambia. The case was first registered by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia. The case was registered at the Lusaka High Court after Dr. Rajan Mahtani claimed that the cement factory was illegally taken from him. After the case was launched, several evidences and testimonials were presented before the court. The judge at the Lusaka High Court also made some positive announcements few months before the final decision, when it was announced that final decision will be given based on the evidences and testimonials provided by both sides. However, the final judgment from Lusaka High Court turned out to be controversial as it was announced that Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement.

To counter this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani the approached the Court of Appeal. The Court of appeal is one of the highest civilian courts in Zambia and the judge at the Court of Appeal was justice Mwinde. The final decision from Court of Appeal came on 31st January 2019, and was given during the morning session. According to this final decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with 58 percent shares at the factory. On the other hand, Ventriglias owned Ital Terrazzo Limited is minority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with just 42 percent shares at the factory. This decision from the Court of Appeal aligns with the original shareholders agreement which was established in the year 2007. As per this final decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is legal owner of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory.

The Court of Appeal has given a timeline of three months from the date of the judgment during which all share sales processes must be completed.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani And Finsbury Investments Finally Win Case At The Court Of Appeal

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia. For the past ten years, Dr. Rajan Mahtani fought for the legal takeover of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory. The case was registered at the Lusaka High Court wherein numerous evidences and details were shared. Despite these details, Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s patience was tested again when the Lusaka High Court judge announced that Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. This prompted Dr. Mahtani to take action and register another appeal, this time at the Court of Appeal.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani

The Court of Appeal announced its final decision on 31st January 2019. The decision was given by Justice Mwinde. According to this judgement, Finsbury Investments which is a company owned by Dr. Rajan Mahtani holds 58 percent shares at the factory. On the other hand, Ital Terrazzo Limited which is an entity owned by the Ventriglias hold 42 percent shares at the factory. Thus, Finsbury Investments is the majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement and Ventriglias are only minority shareholders. With this shareholding pattern, it is clear that Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is the legal owner of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory. This shareholding pattern also aligns with the original shareholders agreement established in the year 2007.

While giving this announcement, numerous revelations were made by the Court of Appeal judge. Talking about the previous judgement given by the Lusaka High Court judge, Justice Mwinde said that the judge was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as only shareholders without any evidence or proof. Furthermore, all allegations of forgery were dismissed by the judge as it was found that the process of mechanically placing signatures was a common practice in Zambezi Portland Cement and critical members of the Zambia family engaged in similar services. The Court has also given a timeline of three months from date of judgement for finalising share regularization process.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Announced Legal Owner Of Zambezi Portland Cement, Court Of Appeal Gives Judgement

The Court of Appeal, one of the highest legal systems within Zambia, announced its final decision on the long-pending Zambezi Portland Cement case. This decision was announced on 31st January 2019 during the morning hours of the court. The judge giving the decision was justice Mwinde. With this decision, the Court of Appeal effectively reversed the judgment from Lusaka High Court announced during May, 2018. The case of Portland Cement Zambia was initially registered at the Lusaka High Court by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist. According to this judgment, the Ventriglias were announced only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. Since this judgment was extremely controversial, Dr. Rajan Mahtani again approached the Court of Appeal.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani

The Court of Appeal, unlike Lusaka High Court, looked into all evidences and testimonials and only after that announced its final decision. According to justice Mwinde from Court of Appeal, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is majority shareholder of the Portland Cement Zambia factory as his company Finsbury Investments holds 58 percent shares at the factory. On the other hand, the Ventriglias hold 42 percent shares at the factory and are the minority shareholders without any legal ownership. Also, this decision from the Court of Appeal aligns with the original shareholders agreement which was established in the year 2007. While giving this judgment, judge Mwinde also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as the only shareholders of Zambezi Portland as this decision was biased and without evidence.

All forgery related allegations have been discarded by the Court of Appeal judge. It was announced that the process of mechanically placing signatures was a common practice in Zambezi Portland Cement and critical members of the Ventriglia family themselves engaged in similar practice. As a result, all forgery related allegations were considered invalid by the Court of Appeal judge.

Zambezi Portland Cement Case To Court Of Appeal, Final Decision Given By Judge

The latest results from the Court of Appeal can be considered as a slow but steady progress by the Zambian justice and legal system towards transparency and ethical decision making. With this decision from the Court of Appeal, the faith, patience and perseverance in the Zambian justice system has been once again preserved. This case pertains to Zambezi Portland Cement, a noted cement manufacturing factory which was contested by two major business parties in Zambia. These are Dr. Rajan Mahtani and the Ventriglias. While Dr. Rajan Mahtani is known for his transparent and ethical business practices as well as successful business ventures, the Ventriglias are infamous for their unethical activities and using power to turn things around their way.

Zambezi Portland Cement

After the judge from the Lusaka High Court failed to provide any justice to Dr. Rajan Mahtani and his decade long patience, the case was again approached to the Court of Appeal. Here the judge was Justice Mwinde and he announced the final decision on 31st January 2019. According to this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is the majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with 58 percent shares. On the other hand, Ital Terrazzo Limited which is owned by the Ventriglias holds 42 percent shares and is the minority shareholder of the cement factory. According to this shareholding pattern, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is clearly the legal owner of the Zambezi Portland Cement and winner of the case. This decision from the Court of Appeal also aligns with the original shareholders agreement which was established in the year 2006.

By giving this judgement, Justice Mwinde effectively reversed the judgement by Lusaka High Court. He also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as only shareholders without having any evidence or proof. Furthermore, the court has provided timeline of three months for completing the share regularization process.

True Justice Delivered By The Court Of Appeal Regarding Zambezi Portland Cement

After the final decision from the Court of Appeal, almost every news outlets and publications selling true information lauded the judgment from the Court. This pertains to Zambezi Portland Cement, a noted cement manufacturing factory contested by Dr. Rajan Mahtani and the Ventriglias. Dr. Rajan Mahtani initially registered the case at the Lusaka High Court where it went for almost ten years. The final decision from the Lusaka High Court came on May 2018 and it was disappointing too. The judge from the Lusaka High Court announced that the Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. Since this decision was extremely misdirected, Dr. Rajan Mahtani took the right decision and approached Court of Appeal.

Court of Appeal announced its final decision on 31st January 2019. As per this decision, Finsbury Investments is majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland with 58 percent shares. On the other hand, Ventriglias are the minority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement with 42 percent shares. Finsbury Investments is a notable company owned by Dr. Rajan Mahtani. This decision from the Court of Appeal aligns with original Shareholding Agreement which was established in the year 2007.

Zambezi Portland Cement

With respect to the forgery allegations, the judge from the Court of Appeal dismissed all allegations by announcing that the process of mechanically placing signatures is a common affair at the Zambezi Portland Cement and critical member of the Ventriglia family, Claudio Ventriglia, engaged in a similar practice. As such, the forgery allegations were found to be invalid. Furthermore, the judge from the Court of Appeal also said that both parties need to complete the share regularization process within three years of the date of judgment.

While the judgment did bring justice to the long awaited Portland Cement case, there lies a bigger challenge for Dr. Rajan Mahtani now which is to bring back the cement factory to its former glory.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Was Announced The Winner Of Zambezi Portland Cement Case and given the legal ownership

If one were to believe the factual details and evidences, the decision from the Court of Appeal will absolutely make sense. The case is about Zambezi Portland Cement, a noted cement manufacturing factory which was being contested by two major business parties in Zambia. One of them is Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist. The case was initially registered at the Lusaka High Court and the final decision from the court came from Justice Nkonde during May 2018. This judgement from Lusaka High Court was extremely controversial as it was without any evidence or proof and against the interest of the public policy. The Lusaka High Court announced that Ventriglias were the only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement. After this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani approached the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal made its final decision on 31st January 2019, around nine months after the controversial decision from Lusaka High Court. The judgement from the Lusaka High Court was given by Justice Mwinde who also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as the only shareholders without any evidence or proof. As per the decision from the Court of Appeal, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments owns 58 percent shares at the factory and is the majority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory. On the other hand, the Ventriglias own 42 percent shares at the factory and are the minority shareholders. As per this shareholding pattern, Finsbury Investments is the clear winner of the Zambezi Portland Cement case.

While this decision from the Court of Appeal clearly establishes the final judgement and fate of the cement manufacturing factory, it also highlights several shortcomings of the Zambian legal and justice system because of which honest and transparent citizen such as Dr. Rajan Mahtani suffer often. It is time for the government to start taking serious actions against courts providing misdirected and wrongful judgement on purpose.

After Numerous Court Proceedings, Court of Appeal Declares Final Judgement On Zambezi Portland

The long pending case of Portland Cement Zambia is finally closed. After passing through different courts as well as different judges, the final decision came from Court of Appeal, which is one of the highest level courts in Zambia. As per the decision by the Court of Appeal, Finsbury Investments holds 58 percent shares at the factory and is the majority shareholder. On the other hand, Ventriglias own 42 percent shares at the factory and are the minority shareholder. According to this decision, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments is the legal owner of the factory. While giving this decision, the judge from the Court of Appeal also said that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as only shareholders without having any proof or evidentiary support.

Portland Cement Zambia

Along with this decision, justice Mwinde from the Court of Appeal also cleared many things out. All forgery allegations were discarded by the judge. As per his comments, the process of mechanical placement of signatures for business transactions was a common practice across Zambezi Portland Cement and members of the Ventriglia family themselves engaged in such practices. As such, these allegations were invalid. At the same time, the judge was also transparent in detailing out the various decisions and claims made at the Court of Appeal. It was found that Finsbury Investments paid a sum of K580,000,000 with interest in compliance with the judgment from the court. This payment was made for commercial registration of the Zambezi Portland Cement. At the same time, Finsbury Investments also claimed a sum of K1 billion against the payment made for issue of entire share capital of Zambezi Portland Cement. Also, the court has confirmed that the payment has been made and is the final decision on this claim is expected to come soon.

A timeline of three months from the judgment at Court of Appeal has been given by the judge during whom all parties are required to complete the share regularization process.

Zambezi Portland Cement’s legal owner is Dr. Rajan Mahtani, confirms Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal finally reveals the criminal and unethical intentions and gives proper justice to the long awaited Zambezi Portland Cement case. The case pertains to a cement-manufacturing factory which was being contested by two major business parties in Zambia. One of them is Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity worker from Zambia. He is known for several successful business ventures both within the nation as well as outside the nation such as in United Kingdom. On the other hand, the second contesting party was the Ventriglias, an infamous Italian family residing in Zambia. Dr. Rajan Mahtani claimed that the factory, Zambezi Portland Cement, belonged to him and was forcefully taken away from him. After this, a case was registered as the Lusaka High Court where it went for more than ten years. During this time, Dr. Rajan Mahtani shared numerous evidences such as signed shareholders agreement, financial reports as well as independent audit report conducted by an independent auditor which clearly stated that the factory was established as a joint venture partnership and Dr. Rajan Mahtani was the sole joint venture owner of the factory. Despite these strong evidences, the final judgement by the Lusaka High Court judge was given against Dr. Mahtani’s claimed. As per Justice Nkonde, judge from the Lusaka High Court, Ventriglias were only shareholders of the Zambezi Portland. However, this judgement was condemned publicly and Dr. Mahtani was forced to make another appeal to the Court of Appeal.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani

The judgement at Court of Appeal also revealed that the judge below him was wrong in declaring Ventriglias as majority shareholders without evidence. As per the latest judgement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments owns 58 percent shares and is majority shareholder of Zambezi Portland. On the other hand, Ventriglias owned Ital Terrazzo Limited owns 42 percent shares and is minority shareholder of the Zambezi Portland. This gives legal ownership over the factory to Dr. Rajan Mahtani.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani To Appeal To Higher Court Of Zambia After Judgment By Lusaka HC

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is among the most ethical, transparent and honest businessman in the Zambian nation. Yet, he continues to battle because of a bunch of conspirators and unethical businessmen and politicians who are always looking for personal profits at the expense of the common citizens of Zambia. Over the course of his successful business career, Dr. Mahtani built several successful businesses such as Mahtani Group of Companies, Finance Bank Zambia and Finsbury Investments.

Zambezi Portland Cement

Before this illegal takeover, the Portland Cement factory was among the largest manufacturers of cement in Zambia. The factory quickly became popular for its high-quality cement and affordable prices. It was also one of the major employers in that province and with it’s higher than industry-average wages and salaries, the factory attracted employees from far-off places. However, all these things changed when the factory was illegally taken over. Since then, the factory has been left unattended without any proper management to look after. Majority of the workers and employees have left the factory due to non-payment of wages. Those who are still working are continuously complaining of working without wages or salary but no one is hearing their please. The factory is in bad condition as the factory assets and corroding and factory equipment are in shabby and degrading conditions. The factory cash box is completely empty and it seems that the individuals who took the factory illegally have no intention of maintaining the factory. Experts have also suggested that if the factory is not revived now, it might be difficult to revive it later.

Dr Rajan Mahtani

The final judgment from Lusaka High Court was extremely disappointing as it was against Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s claims, despite the several evidences and testimonials. As such, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has now approached the ‘Higher Court of Appeal’ where he is expecting response from the decision makers.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Praised For His Charitable Contributions And Making African Summit A Success

The African Summit of 2017 has really established a roadway for upcoming economic summits and financial events. These summits, seminars and events are a great opportunity for companies, organisations and businessmen to join hands together for a national cause such as economic uplifting, social benefits and technological advances for the nation. These summits provide a way for instilling a greater purpose and objective among the public as well as private sector companies and look beyond their own profits and revenue.

Dr. Mahtani

The African Summit held in the year 2017 was a great success and was also lauded for its significant participation from several notable industrialists and businessmen. During the event, several activities took place including seminars, discussions, round-table events, public conferences and many more. After the event was successfully completed, the Chief Secretary of the event shared a press release few days after the event completed. In his press release, he specifically thanked Dr. Rajan Mahtani for his charitable contributions that helped in making the event a successful one. He had significant financial contribution which led to the successful completion of the event. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman in Zambia with many significant companies such as Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. He is also among the most noteworthy attendees of the event. His charitable and philanthropic activities are noted across the nation. He is also known for his down-to-earth nature and rarely publishes his charitable or philanthropic activities for the citizens and the natural and social environment of the nation. As such, majority of the individuals attending the event were unaware of his charitable contribution. Dr. Mahtani was also lauded for his participation during the event and helped many young and promising businessmen.

Dr. Mahtani is often targeted by unethical individuals and organisations, yet he is always ready to help those in need and improve the economic condition of this nation.