law: Companies Act, 2013 
  174.
  
    Quorum
  
  for meetings of Board.
  1.      The quorum for a
  
  meeting of the Board of Directors of a company shall be one third of its total
  
  strength or two directors, whichever is higher, and the participation of the
  
  directors by video conferencing or by other audio visual means shall also be
  
  counted for the purposes of quorum under this sub-section.
  2.      The continuing
  
  directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the Board; but, if and so long
  
  as their number is reduced below the quorum fixed by the Act for a meeting of
  
  the Board, the continuing directors or director may act for the purpose of
  
  increasing the number of directors to that fixed for the quorum, or of
  
  summoning a general meeting of the company and for no other purpose.
  3.      Where at any time the
  
  number of interested directors exceeds or is equal to two thirds of the total
  
  strength of the Board of Directors, the number of directors who are not
  
  interested directors and present at the meeting, being not less than two, shall
  
  be the quorum during such time.
  Explanation .—For the purposes of
  
  this sub-section, “interested director” means a director within the meaning of
  
  sub-section (2 ) of section 184.
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  4.      Where a meeting of
  
  the Board could not be held for want of quorum, then, unless the articles of
  
  the company otherwise provide, the meeting shall automatically stand adjourned
  
  to the same day at the same time and place in the next week or if that day is a
  
  national holiday, till the next succeeding day, which is not a national
  
  holiday, at the same time and place.
  Explanation .—For the purposes of
  
  this section,—
        i.        
  
    any
  
  fraction of a number shall be rounded off as one;
       ii.        
  
    “total
  
  strength” shall not include directors whose places are vacant.