The case of Portland Cement Zambia is a classic case of legal obligations and ownership issue taking a toll in the development and growth of the factory. The case was registered by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a noted industrialist, businessman and philanthropist. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is credited for bringing foreign investments in Zambia. He is also noted for his regular charitable and philanthropic contributions towards the Zambian society. In spite of these achievements, Dr. Mahtani continuously faces conspiracies and difficulties when trying to conduct honest businesses.

The current condition of the factory can be considered as dismal, majorly due the case and lack of leadership around the factory. This has resulted in dismal production, irregular salary and wages structure and lack of motivation from the employees and workers. It is safe to say that, if the condition of the factory remains same, it might soon become impossible for anyone to bring the factory back to its glory days. The only path that remains viable is giving the factory to its rightful owner and ensuring that the factory starts its production process and other activities as before.

After one of the longest running trials stretching for over a decade, few critical announcements were made in the past few months. The first major announcement was the closure of the case hearing, which meant that the case verdict will be announced based the evidences and testimonials submitted by the parties. However, the second major announcement was more shocking, which was also the final verdict for the case. The final verdict was announced against the claims made by Dr. Rajan Mahtani. It was a clear indication that the evidences submitted were ignored in all accounts and judgment was misdirected. Now withstanding this skewed judgment, Dr. Mahtani quickly took action and made an appeal to the ‘higher court of appeal’ against this judgment. Reply is awaited as of now.