The PIL has been filed by Sayan Kansabanik, a resident of Nadia, West Bengal, through Advocates Shoumendu Mukherji and Nikunj Berlia. The petition alleges that although there is no official notification, order, or ban issued by the State Government, the film has not been allowed to be released in West Bengal. The petitioner asserts that as a citizen, he has a fundamental right to view a lawfully certified film. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has already cleared Bengal Files, and the film is being screened smoothly in theatres across the country except in West Bengal. Highlighting this constitutional obligation, the petitioner contends that the State cannot resort to extra-constitutional methods to obstruct the screening of Bengal Files.