of a one-year-old boy in the impoverished African nation.
Malawian law prohibits adoptions by non-residents, but officials are granting an exemption or waiver to Madonna, who has confirmed orphanage near the Zambian border.
identified as David Banda.
The couple, who arrived in Malawi on October 4 on what was described as a humanitarian trip, left on Friday without the child, who did not have a passport. They departed amid growing criticism within the former British colony to the adoption.
Eye of the Child, the leading child advocacy group in Malawi, dozen non-governmental organisations.
"They (government) haven't followed the law. What has happened is a shortcut," said Boniface Mandere, a spokesman for Eye of the Child, which is among the groups seeking the injunction.
impending injunction, the first clear sign of concerted opposition in Malawi to the adoption.
One of Banda's relatives has questioned the way the adoption is proceeding.
Outside the country, Madonna's visit to Malawi has renewed misplaced, publicity-fuelled altruism.
plight of some 900,000 orphans in this nation of 13 million people, where AIDS has destroyed many families.
help these children, many of whom are infected with HIV. The effort is being spearheaded by her Raising Malawi charity.
The 48-year-old star already has two children.
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