\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{ACT DETAILS}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Short Title}} & The Right to Information Act, 2005 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Act Year}} & 2005 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Act Number}} & 22 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Ministry}} & Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Department}} & Department of Personnel and Training \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Long Title}} & An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 21) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{ACT DETAILS (cont)}} \tn % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Enactment Date}} & 15-06-2005 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Enforcement Date}} & Ss. 4(1), 5(1) (2), 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 27, 28 (15-06-2005) and rest provisions on 120th day of its enactment. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 6) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Chapters}}({\bf{6}}) & I-VI \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Sections}}({\bf{31}}) & 1-31 \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Schedules}}({\bf{2}}) & 1-2 \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{RTI Act - English}} & {\bf{\{\{popup="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2065/1/A2005-22.pdf"\}\}Click to access act in English\{\{/popup\}\}}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 7) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{सूचना का अधिकार \seqsplit{अधिनियम}, 2005}} & {\bf{\{\{popup="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2065/2/H2005-22.pdf"\}\}Click to access act in Hindi\{\{/popup\}\}}} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.292 cm} x{4.864 cm} x{1.444 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{CHAPTERS}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{CHAPTER}} & {\bf{CHAPTER TITLE}} & {\bf{SECTIONS}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{I}} & PRELIMINARY & 1-2 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{II}} & RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND OBLIGATIONS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES & 3-11 \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{III}} & THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION & 13-14 \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{IV}} & THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION & 15-17 \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{V}} & POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONS, APPEAL AND PENALTIES & 18-20 \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{VI}} & MISCELLANEOUS & 21-31 \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.72 cm} x{2.016 cm} x{2.232 cm} x{2.232 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Landmark Judgements}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Sr.No.}} & {\bf{Case}} & {\bf{Particular}} & {\bf{Link}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 1 & {\bf{State of U.P. v. Raj Narain (1975)}} & The court \seqsplit{acknowledged} that the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression, as protected by Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian \seqsplit{Constitution}, includes the right to \seqsplit{information.} According to the court, citizens have a right to know about government operations, as this is essential to a functioning democracy. & \{\{popup="https://main.sci.gov.in/jonew/judis/6074.pdf"\}\} {\emph{1975 AIR 865}} - {\bf{Read Judgement}}\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 27) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.72 cm} x{2.016 cm} x{2.232 cm} x{2.232 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Landmark Judgements (cont)}} \tn % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 2 & {\bf{Central Public \seqsplit{Information} Officer v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal (2019)}} & The 5-judge \seqsplit{constitution} bench, consisting of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ, NV Ramana, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Deepak Gupta, and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ, held in Central Public Information Officer v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal, 2019 SCC OnLine SC 1459, that the Chief Justice of India's office falls under the purview of the Right to \seqsplit{Information.} & \{\{popup="https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2009/36624/36624\_2009\_1\_1502\_18247\_Judgement\_13-Nov-2019.pdf"\}\} {\emph{2019 SCC OnLine SC 1459}} - {\bf{Read Judgement}}\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 27) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Support \& Stay Connect}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Enjoying this cheat sheet? Buy me a coffee to keep the tips flowing! ☕ & \{\{popup="https://buymeacoffee.com/drmkaudichya"\}\}☕ Buy Me a Coffee\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Instagram & \{\{popup="https://www.instagram.com/drmkaudichya/"\}\}📸 Follow on Instagram \{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Twitter & \{\{popup="https://twitter.com/drmkaudichya"\}\}🐦 Follow on Twitter\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} LinkedIn & \{\{popup="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmkaudichya"\}\}💼 Follow on LinkedIn\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Website & \{\{popup="https://milindaudichya.com/"\}\}🌐 Connect on milindaudichya.com \{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.48 cm} x{5.52 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{CHAPTER 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