This is unbelievable! People magazine reports a judge in Malawi is permitting the legal challenge to Madonna's adoption of 1 year old David Banda. The reason is to allow 67 human rights groups decide if the singer is a fit mother. 

Judge Andrew Nyirenda ruled on Wednesday in the Malawian capital, and said the human-rights organizations could be viewed as "friends of the court."

The groups are allowed to pursue a full review of an interim 18-month custody order that allowed Madonna to take the child out of the country. The groups members will also assess how fit the Material Girl is as a mother. 

Madonna has always denied VIP treatment, but the groups had argued that the Malawian government cut legal corners to "fast-track" the adoption, and said regulations must be followed to protect children.

David currently lives in London with Madonna and her family. She has said, "What really surprises me is how great my children are with him and how he's transitioned so easily from living in Africa in an orphanage to living in our house."

Posted 11:45am EST 11-29-06