A4 Size Paper Shall Be Used Uniformly In Delhi High Court And District Courts For All Kind Of Pleadings From April 1

According to a Practice Direction issued by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, A4 size paper shall be used uniformly in all jurisdictions for all kind of pleadings contained in petitions, affidavits, applications or other documents etc, and all memorandum of appeals, orders and judgments in the High Court as well as in all District Courts of Delhi.

The practice direction shall come into force with effect from 1st April 2021.

The Direction came after the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, on the recommendation of the Rules Committee under sec. 123 of CPC which also look into Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 and ancillary matters issued the notification.

"A4 size paper be used uniformly in all jurisdictions for all kind of pleadings contained in petitions, affidavits, applications or other documents etc, and all memorandum of appeals, orders and judgments in the High Court as well as in all District Courts of Delhi." The direction reads.

The direction also clarifies that any kind of printing/typing till further directions shall be on one side of the A4 size paper.

According to the specification of the paper and formatting style of the A4 size paper is concerned, the practice directions specifies that the following usage shall be done:

"A4 size paper (29.7 cm X 21 cm) having not less than 75 GSM with font – Times New Roman, font size 14, in 1.5 line spacing (for quotations and indents – font size 12 in single line spacing), with margin of 4 cm on left & right and 2 cm on top & bottom."

Read The Practice Direction