1947 Present: Soertsz S. P. J. and Canekeratne J.
 
DE SILVA, Appellant, and DE SILVA, Respondent.
 
S. C. 362-D. C. Colombo, 720 D.

    Husband and wife-Divorce-Custody of child-Religious education of child- Husband's right of control.
 
A father is entitled to control the religious education of his child.
 
APPEAL from a judgment of the District Judge, Colombo.
 
F. A. Hayley. K.C., with H. W. Jayewardene, for the defendant, appellant.-The District Judge has found that the respondent was not influencing the child so as to be antagonistic to the appellant and that the respondent was particularly respecting the wishes of the appellant in the matter of the religious education of the child. The judge further held that the respondent was the most suitable persons to have the custody of the child and that appellant was using the child as an instrument with which to harass the respondent. The Judge also in the course of his judgment made some statements commenting adversely on the conduct of the appellant.
 
Analysis of the evidence shows that neither the findings nor the strictures can be justified in any way. Every single finding on the impo