1. The "Shop & Establishments Act", as applicable and enforced by respective Area Municipal Authoritites, define the self-employment activities that can be carried on in Residential Premises.
2. If the residential premises is a "Cooperative Housing Society" which is registred under the Cooperative Soceities Act, the approved bye-laws of such society also define the activities that can be carried on in Residential Premises.
3. "IF" the aggrieved person takes a few signature of his neighbours on a "common petition" opposing & confirming the "distrubance & nuisance", by the "gym". AND submits to the following :
i) The local police station,
ii) The local muncipal corporation
iii) The society
iv) The local corporators office
v) The local politicians office
vi) The manager of the Gym
vii) The regional transport office (RTO)
THEN THE FOLLOWING CAN BE ACHIEVABLE, LEGALLY :
a) An application u/s 133 Cr.P.C. to the local magistrates court
b) A dispute-cum-compensation application to the District Consumer forum
c) An petition to the Cooperative Registrar
d) An petition to the RTO, to maintain parking free zone and enforce vehicle-tow rules
e) several others
Alongwith above, file a WP at the state HC, asking restraining orders on the Gym's functioning hours and noise levels and directions to the appopriate authorities for compliance of respective laws.
REFER following judgements pertaining to "LEGAL" usage of residential premises :
a) V.Sasidharan V/s Peter and Karunakar (1984) 65 FJR 374 (SC)
b) Dev Brat Sharma V/s. Dr. Jagjit Mehta C.A. No. 4216 of 1988
c) Devendra M. Surbi V/s. State of Gujarat (AIR 1969 SC 63 6T)
BTW, in contrary to what Adv.Gundlapallis has mentioned above, there is no restriction for conducting "random" "prostitution" work for inevitable self-sustainance, from residential premises, IF IT DOES NOT CAUSE "PUBLIC NUISANCE" to other neighbours.
Keep Smiling .... Hemant Agarwal