Aggrieved by the judgment and decree of the High Court of Tanzania sitting at Dar es Salaam the Respondents lodged a notice of appeal on and then instituted Civil Appeal No. 242 of 2001 before this Court. The applicants filed the present application for the court to strike out the Respondents’ notice of appeal principally on the ground that the Respondents failed to take essential steps to lodge their record and memorandum of appeal, for more than four years.