India, April 2 -- At least 14 directors of the Bengali movie industry have separately filed petitions before the Calcutta high court, saying that the conditions and demands imposed by an umbrella body of cine technicians have affected their fundamental right to work guaranteed by the Constitution, multiple petitioners said on Wednesday.

The petitioners, including directors Parambrata Chatterjee, Anirban Bhattacharya, Sudeshna Roy, Indranil Roychowdhury and Subrata Sen, moved the high court over the last week. Bidula Bhattacharya, an independent director, was the first to file the petition.

The petitions are expected to be heard by the high court on Thursday.

"We are not against the FCTWEI (Federation of Cine Technicians of Eastern Indi...