Objectives and Contents of Chief Affidavit

First of all there is nothinfg called chief affidavit. There is one called affidavit -in-chief.

This is which the witness file when he is required to give evidence and this affidavit dispense with the oral testimony of the witness and the same is reduced into writing so that he could only have to face cross examination. It is put into operation by the amendment of CPC in 2002 for the purpose of expeditious trial.

Get in touch with any practising advocate to get a  copy of such affidavit.

Instead of oral evidence parties affidavit will be filed  to save the time.  I t contains the pleadings of the plaint.

chief contains the evidence & docuements on which the party relies and the facts of case in brief , the person who come before as witness file chief, signed by him

As stated the affadavit is replacement in place of oral examination. The main defference with the main petition as the questioner has asked is that you can include many pleadings based on the progress of the suit and detail all the dcouments which come on the record.