u00a0Fifteen-year-old Saba Khan was thrown out of her home justa week before she was set to appear for her all-important SSC exams. Not one to give up, the plucky teenager soldiered on, borrowing books from her friends to continue preparing for the exam. With no roof over her head, she read for hours under the blazing sun.u00a0

Months later, the tide has finally turned for Saba, who is reaping the happy fruits of her perseverance — not only has she passed the exam with an enviable score of 87 per cent, a court order has also restored her family to their home. Taking a report carried by MiD DAY into account, the Bombay High Court last week permitted the Khans to continue staying at the tenanted property that the BMC had ousted them from.