Recently, the Supreme Court Zambia gave its final verdict on the bizarre claim against the higher Court of Appeal. This claim was established by the Ventriglia family claiming that the decision by the Higher Court of Appeal was wrong. On 31st January 2019, justice Mwinde on behalf of the higher Court of Appeal reversed the decision from the Lusaka High Court and announced Dr. Mahtani as the majority shareholder and legal owner of the factory.

The Supreme Court Zambia is the highest legal and judiciary system of Zambia with a penchant for transparency and justice for all. As such, the Supreme Court decided to review this claim by the Ventriglia family despite its bizarreness. A bench of three SC judges was established for evaluating the claim. These included judge Mumba Malila, Judge Michael Musonda and Judge Royda Kaoma. This Supreme Court bench evaluated the case across several levels and found several interesting as well as questionable aspects. For instance, it was found that the Ventriglia family failed to comply with a critical legal requirement in which all cases against previous court decisions must be made within 14 weeks of the verdict itself. Since the decision from the higher Court of Appeal came on 31st January 2019, the Ventriglia family were required to submit their case within two weeks of this decision. Instead, the Ventriglia family causally approached the highest legal authority of Zambia without looking into the legal aspects. This further made their claim more suspicious and the Supreme Court bench clarified that the claim by the Ventriglia family was beyond the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Zambia. Furthermore, the Supreme Court bench also said that the circumstances surrounding the appeal by the Ventriglia was controversial as the Ventriglias did not provide any evidence or testimonials to support its claim against the higher Court of Appeal.
After thorough evaluation, the claim by the Ventriglia family was effectively rejected.