Earlier, the army had found Major Gogoi guilty in the Srinagar hotel altercation case and came to a conclusion that the facts on the ground are against him, and sought disciplinary action against Major Gogoi
Farooq Ahmed Dar said the army should have treated his case also on compassionate grounds and listened to his version of the incident that sparked an outrage.
Major Gogoi was detained by the Jammu and Kashmir Police from a hotel with a woman on May 23. He was allegedly involved in a brawl with the woman at the hotel.
The CJM passed directions in response to petition filed by human rights activist M Ahsan Untoo.
Army chief Bipin Rawat said exemplary punishment would be given to the Major if he was found guilty of "any offence".
On May 23, Gogoi was briefly detained by police in Srinagar after an altercation when he was allegedly trying to enter a hotel with a young woman, according to a police official.
The Major and the girl were briefly detained by the police on Wednesday after a Kashmiri armyman, Sameer, accompanying the Major, had an altercation with the hotel staff.
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