Dear friend,
Your company's view is right if there is a clause in your appointment order /contract signed by you at the time of joining with the company,about the NOTICE PERIOD.
The company cannot say to forward the pf claim for this reason but they can hold your service certificate and relieving order issuance.(since it may affect your future service, you settle the amount and avail the relieving order and certificae - if there is any clause as said above.)
You can transfer the pf accumulations by submitting Form 13 to the present employer.
INCASE, YOU WANT TO WITHDRAW YOUR PF ACCUMULATIONS WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION OF YOUR PREVIOUS EMPLOYER,
step.1:You can download withdrawal form in Form 19 and 10C , NSSN FORM from the website
EPFO.
step2: you can fillup all the details about yourself and fill the bank account coloumn with your savings bank account.
step3:you can enclose the first page of Pass Book of your Bank account.
step4:you send the complete set of forms with enclosures to the previous employer for forwarding the forms to pf office
step5.You can obtain attestation in the column of attestation of employer/authorised person :: (if you want to send the claim straight to pf office) from the bank manager with which you are having savings bank account
step6:you can send the set of forms to the PF office in which your previous employer have accounts - by registered post.
YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHIN 45 DAYS
But normally, it is advisable to settle the same through previous employer.