Compress a PDF for Delhi District Courts — e-Filing
Delhi District Courts — e-Filing takes PDFs up to 20 MB. PDF Desk shrinks yours to just under it, right in this tab.
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Delhi District Courts — e-Filing upload limits
| Document | Max size | Min size | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-file filed in Delhi District Courts Over 20 MB: split into parts of 20 MB or less, or get help at the court's E-Sewa Kendra. OCR-searchable PDF; scans at 300 DPI. | 20 MB | — | PDF, PDF/A |
Where this number comes from
“For the moment the maximum size of the e-file is fixed at 300 MB for the High Court and 20 MB for the District Court, subject to enhancement of the e-file size upon a notification being issued in that behalf by the Administrator.”
— Delhi High Court Notification No. 6/Rules/DHC — amended Rule 3.4, e-Filing Rules of the High Court of Delhi 2021, 2026-01-24. Checked October 2026.
PDF Desk aims at 19.4 MB, a little under the limit, because some portals count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes.
If the file will not get small enough
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Questions
What is the maximum PDF size for Delhi District Courts — e-Filing?
E-file filed in Delhi District Courts: 20 MB. Source: delhihighcourt.nic.in, checked October 2026.
Delhi District Courts — e-Filing still rejects my PDF. Why?
Check that it is not password-protected, that the file name has no special characters, and that it is a few percent under the limit — some portals count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes.
Are my PDFs uploaded?
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