Irshad and YesICan,
Thanks for the kind posts.
Well, yes, they wrote that I will be getting a refund of the application/processing fees. This is because my case was sent back before it went to 'In Process'.
This also highlights one difference: It is a "return" and not a "rejection".
The letter says that "...thus, I am not satisfied that you fall under 0213....we will initiate a fee refund process..."
as opposed to "....thus, your application is being rejected..."
A consultant pointed out this minor difference.
Note: Yes, I am gonna ask my employer to provide me a ref letter. If they do, only then will I send my re-application to CIO.