I must correct a fundamental misunderstanding before answering, because acting on incorrect information here could send you to the wrong forum entirely and cost you months. The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) does not exist in Bihar or in Patna. The SRA is a Maharashtra-specific institution created under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act 1971 and has no legal existence, no office, and no jurisdiction anywhere in Bihar. If you have been advised to approach the SRA for a Patna property matter, that advice is factually wrong.

The correct framework governing slum areas, low-income settlements, and urban housing disputes in Patna operates through three bodies. The Bihar Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act 1969 governs notified slum areas in Patna and requires the competent authority to follow a prescribed procedure — issuing notices, receiving objections, and considering rehabilitation — before any clearance or eviction order. A clearance that bypasses this procedure is challengeable through a writ petition before the Patna High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, which has consistently held that residents of notified slum areas cannot be evicted without due process and genuine consideration of rehabilitation rights. The Patna Regional Development Authority (PRDA) handles urban development schemes, planning permissions, and layout approvals in Patna and its growth corridors, with disputes about PRDA allotments and permissions addressed through the PRDA's internal mechanism and thereafter through writ petition. The Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUIDCO) and the Bihar Rajya Awas Board (the state housing board) administer government housing schemes in Patna — disputes about scheme allotments, cancellations, and possession are addressed through their internal grievance mechanisms and, if unresolved, before the civil court or the Patna High Court.

If you are a resident of a notified slum area in Patna facing eviction or clearance — in areas like Rajendra Nagar, Kankarbagh slum pockets, Adalatganj, or the riverfront settlements — your rights include the right to notice before any action, the right to file objections, and the right to be considered for rehabilitation or alternative accommodation under the applicable scheme. The property and administrative law advocates at the Patna panel of Aapka Legal Advice can identify whether your situation involves a PRDA dispute, a Bihar Rajya Awas Board allotment matter, or a slum clearance proceeding under the 1969 Act, and advise on the correct forum and the specific steps available to you.