SECURITY ASSOCIATION vs UNION OF INDIA .

The Supreme Court upheld the applicability of the Maharashtra Private Security Guards (Regulation of Employment & Welfare) Act, 1981 alongside the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005, affirming the High Court's decision that the State Act is not rendered void by the Central Act. The Court emphasized that both Acts can coexist, and directed the State Government to expeditiously process pending exemption applications under Section 23 of the State Act. The judgment reinforces the principle of legislative harmony between state and central laws.