After the misdirected decision from the Lusaka High Court, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was able to successfully challenge this decision at the Higher Court of Appeal. Justice Mwinde looked into the case and on 31st January 2019, reversed the decision from the Lusaka High Court. While Dr. Rajan Mahtani received back his factory, the Ventriglia family decided to try their luck once again by approaching the Supreme Court this time. In their appeal, the Ventriglia family challenged the decision of the higher Court of Appeal was questioning its authenticity and validity. In a way, it can be seen here that the Ventriglia family tried to do the same thing which Dr. Rajan Mahtani successfully achieved with respect to the Higher Court of Appeal. The Ventriglia family claimed that they were the majority shareholders of the Zambezi Portland Cement and the decision from the higher Court of Appeal judge was wrong. At the same time, the Ventriglia family also claimed that the amount payable against majority shares is K580 million and not K580,000 as finalised by the higher Court of Appeal judge.
However, several anomalies and controversial aspects surround the latest claim by the Ventriglia family. First, the verdict given by the higher Court of Appeal judge Mwinde was based entirely on the available evidences and testimonials, evidences that were purposely rejected or removed in the decision-making process at the Lusaka High Court. To evaluate this appeal, a bench comprising of three Supreme Court judges was established. After evaluation, the Supreme Court judges revealed that a critical legal requirement in registering such cases is that the appeal must be submitted within 14 days of the previous case decision. Since the decision from the higher Court of Appeal came on 31st January 2019, the Ventriglia family were more than 1.5 years late in making their appeal. As a result, their appeal was rejected and Dr. Mahtani remains the only legal owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory.