30 October 2012
The minimum requirement to call or convene for the board meeting is 2., as in the above case there are only 2 directors ., 1 director cannot convene a board meeting
As per your queries, appointment of director where director of the company is less than the quorum fixed by article for the meeting of the Board. In your case the, the quorum is not, because of the death of one director out of the two director.
In such case you must follow the provision of your company articles read with clause 75 of the Schedule I- Table A of the Companies Act, 1956.