Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been fighting for the legal takeover of the Portland Cement Zambia for a long time. The case was initially registered by Dr. Rajan Mahtani over 10 years ago when the factory was illegally taken over from him. However, Dr. Mahtani took the road less traveled and seeks support from the law and government to get back the factory which legally belongs to him. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman in Zambia with more than three decades of business experience. He is also known for his transparent and ethical business practices. At the same time, his business is constantly challenged by the numerous limitations of the Zambian law and government, of which Portland Cement Zambia is the prime example.
During the decade-long trial of Portland Cement Zambia case at the Lusaka High Court, Dr. Mahtani and his team of lawyers submitted numerous evidence sufficient enough to prove that Dr. Mahtani is the real owner of the factory. Despite this evidence, the judge overturned the claims made by Dr. Mahtani and made the decision against him. This was a clear indication that the evidence submitted by Dr. Mahtani and his lawyers were clearly ignored. It was a clear case of misdirected judgment a few months back, the same judge announced that the case hearing was closed and both parties were asked to submit their evidence in written and oral format. Based on this evidence, the judge was supposed to announce the final verdict. However, the final verdict is ambiguous and has raised several eyebrows regarding this judgment. Even expert opinion over the case predicted an easy win for Dr. Mahtani as he had all the evidence and testimonials from critical members associated with the factory as well as with the case. As a result, Dr. Mahtani has now made another appeal to the higher court of Zambia with the aim of overturning the decision made at the Lusaka High Court.