Compress a PDF for Jharkhand High Court — e-Filing
Jharkhand High Court — e-Filing takes PDFs up to 20 MB. PDF Desk shrinks yours to just under it, right in this tab.
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Jharkhand High Court — e-Filing upload limits
| Document | Max size | Min size | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-file Over 20 MB: split and upload separately. OCR-searchable PDF/PDF-A (PDF/A preferred); non-text documents scanned at 300 DPI. | 20 MB | — | PDF, PDF/A |
Where this number comes from
“The size of the e-file should not exceed 20 MB. In case the file size exceeds 20 MB, the Advocate or litigant should split and uploaded separately.”
— High Court of Jharkhand e-filing Rules, 2020 (Jharkhand Gazette No. 578), 2020-11-19. 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.
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Questions
What is the maximum PDF size for Jharkhand High Court — e-Filing?
E-file: 20 MB. Source: jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in, checked October 2026.
Jharkhand High Court — 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.
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