Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is one of the most successful business persons in Zambia. His companies like Finsbury Investments, Mahtani Group of Companies and Finance Bank Zambia have all reached top positions in their respective industries. Dr. Rajan Mahtani has always been ahead when in comes to establishing successful businesses as well as activity participating in the social and economic development of the nation. However, there is one area where Dr. Rajan Mahtani has struggled continuously. This area is working with the government of Zambia. Despite Zambia’s recent progress, the country is marred with corruption and unethical practices with bribery and extortion becoming a common practice even across top government and legal institutions. This makes it extremely difficult for honest and ethical businessmen like Dr. Rajan Mahtani to survive and thrive. Many of his colleagues and industry peers who started their business with honesty, integrity and ethics have resorted to unethical and illegal practices, either with the intention of staying ahead or due to the pressure of surviving in this unethical market. It can be said that Dr. Rajan Mahtani remains one of the few businessmen in Zambia who has kept a clean image and his business practices are as transparent as it could be.

Despite his clean image and reputation, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was not able to save his factory, Portland Cement Zambia, from an unethical decision. This unethical decision came from the Lusaka High Court where the case was registered. It took more than a decade for the court to announce its final judgement on the Portland Cement and that too, a controversial and misdirected judgement. Not getting down, Dr. Rajan Mahtani approached the higher Court of Appeal which the hope that justice will be provided at the higher Court of Zambia. And it was given on 31st January 2019 when justice Mwinde on behalf of the Court of Appeal announced Dr Mahtani as the majority shareholder and actual owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory.