The long-standing and excruciating case of the Zambezi Portland Cement was finalised on 31st January 2019 wherein Dr. Rajan Mahtani was given majority shareholding and legal ownership by the higher Court of Appeal. In late 2020, the Ventriglias challenged this decision by the higher Court of Appeal by approaching the Supreme Court Zambia. However, after evaluating the case, a bench comprising of three judges from the Supreme Court Zambia effectively rejected this appeal.
The appeal was dismissed dependent on two significant grounds. As indicated by law, any case against court choices should be settled on inside fourteen days of the choice from the first court. In the current case, the choice was given by the higher Court of Appeal on 31st January 2019. In light of this date, the Ventriglias ought to include made the claim within fifteenth February 2019. Nonetheless, the Ventriglias moved toward the court late which is right around a long time since a ultimate conclusion by higher Court of Appeal on Zambezi Portland Cement plant. Based on legitimate grounds alone, the claim gets invalid. The second ground on which this claim from the Ventriglias was dismissed was identified with the conditions related with the case. As indicated by the adjudicators, the Supreme Court of Zambia doesn't have any jurisdiction in this case as the conditions encompassing the claim are muddled. Therefore, the Supreme Court of Zambia successfully dismissed the claim made by the Ventriglias. In that capacity, Dr. Rajan Mahtani remains the dominant part investor and legitimate proprietor of the Portland Cement Zambia production line.