COLOMBO, Oct. 9 -- Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has withdrawn his Supreme Court appeal seeking to be discharged from a case over an alleged Rs 1.8 billion loss to the government arising from investments in Greek bonds.

The appeal was withdrawn with the permission of a Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and Justice Arjuna Obeyesekere.

President's Counsel Thilan Rathnayake, appearing for Cabraal, informed court that an application had been filed before a three-judge High Court bench under Section 201(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. He sought permission to withdraw the Supreme Court appeal, which was granted.

The case alleges that investments in Greek bonds during Cabraal's tenu...