Per M. Yaqoob, J.— 1. Manzoor Ahmad Wani S/o Ghulam Qadir Wani R/o Yamrach Tehsil Kulgam lost his life in a bomb explosion on 3rd March, 2000 near Surhind District Fatehgarh Punjab, when he was travelling from Jammu to Delhi. 2. The question arose as to whether the benefit of Jammu & Kashmir (Compassionate Appointment) Rules, 1994 is extendable to the family members of a person who dies in militancy related incident outside the State of Jammu & Kashmir. 3. To say that the benefit of said Rules is extendable only to the persons who die in militancy related incidents in the State of Jammu & Kashmir, shall be contrary to the very scheme and object of the Rules. The family of the deceased, who though lost his life outside the State of Jammu & Kashmir, cannot be deprived of the benefit of said Rules when the Rules essentially have the object of saving the family of the deceased from the state of distress and uncertainty. 4. Loss of life in militancy related incidents is a tragedy so a big catastrophe for the family of the deceased, at times family gets exposed to awkward position. It is this situation which appears to have been conceptualized while formulating the Jammu & Kashmir (Compassionate Appointment) Rules, 1994. The benign object of the Rules cannot be interpreted in a manner so as to render its object and purpose as illusory. A person, resident of Jammu & Kashmir, if dies outside the limits of State of Jammu & Kashmir, cannot be deprived of the benefit of the Rules subject to satisfaction of the conditions as incorporated therein. 5. Judgment impugned is found to be in-keeping with the purposive object of the Rule so no interference is warranted. 6. Appeal, being devoid of merit, is dismissed.