As much as reads "in the court of common pleas of any county in the metropolitan area in which the charge, service or change of service shall be applicable," of the sixth sentence of section 303(d)(9) , act of January 22, 1968 (P.L. 42, No. 8), known as the "Pennsylvania Urban Mass Transportation Law," added July 10,1980 (P.L. 427, No. 101), is repealed. Section 303(d)(9) of the act is repealed insofar as relates to practice or procedure in the Supreme Court, Superior Court or Commonwealth Court, or as to practice or procedure in the court of common pleas or before the authority when an appeal has been or is being taken to, or review has been or is being sought in, one of such appellate courts.
42 P.S. § 20073